Villastrigo Adrián, García-Esquivel Eva
Division of Entomology; SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München; Münchhausenstraße 21; 81247 München; Germany.
Independent researcher.
Zootaxa. 2024 Nov 19;5538(5):439-447. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5538.5.3.
We describe a new water beetle species, Ochthebius vilanovensis sp. nov., from supralittoral coastal crevices on the northern Mediterranean coast of Spain. Detailed morphological and molecular analyses reveal significant divergence from closely related species, highlighting its taxonomic status. This discovery emphasises the ecological importance of supralittoral habitats and suggests the potential for uncovering additional, cryptic species in these environments.
我们描述了一种新的水生甲虫物种，即维拉诺文西斯奥克泰比乌斯甲虫（Ochthebius vilanovensis sp. nov.），它来自西班牙地中海沿岸北部的潮上带沿海缝隙。详细的形态学和分子分析表明，它与近缘物种存在显著差异，突出了其分类地位。这一发现强调了潮上带栖息地的生态重要性，并表明在这些环境中有可能发现更多隐秘物种。
