Descriptions of a New Species in a New Genus, Kiransus, and Five New Species of Hydrochus (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)
Dewanand Makhan
University of Utrecht, Department of Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
One new genus, Kiransus from Africa and five new Hydrochus species are described (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Hydrochinae). They are: Kiransus aschnaae from Ethiopia and Zaire (Congo) Hydrochus rishwani, H. sewnathi, H. boedhani, H. flexibilis from Zaire and H. inornatus from Java.
Keywords
Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Hydrochinae, Kiransus gen. n., Hydrochus
