Hydroscapha jaechi explained

Hydroscapha jaechi, is a species of skiff beetle endemic to Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]}

Description

This tiny species has a length of fore body about 0.66 to 0.72 mm. Postero-median projection of the sternite VII is irregular, long and very narrow. Chaetotaxy with two tufts in Sternite V. Posterior margin of the Sternite V is weakly sinuate. In female, Sternite VI is trilobate in shape apically and the lateral margin of lateral lobes is convex. In male, aedeagus is angulate at dorsal face and laterally straight but not gradually narrowing apically.

Notes and References

1. Short . Andrew Edward Z. . Joly . Luis J. . García . Mauricio . Wild . Alexander L. . Bloom . Devin D. . Maddison . David R. . 2015 . Molecular phylogeny of the Hydroscaphidae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) with description of a remarkable new lineage from the Guiana Shield . 2021-07-29 . Systematic Entomology . 40 . 214–229 . en . 10.1111/syen.12097. 82100861 .
2. Ek . Martin Fiká Č . Šípková . Hana . 2009-12-31 . New Asian Hydroscapha, With Comments On Male-Female Association Of }} Species (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Hydroscaphidae) ]. . 2286 . 31-48 . 10.5281/ZENODO.191255.