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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Limnichidae |
| Subfamily: | Limnichinae |
| Genus: | Geolimnichus Hernando and Ribera, 2003 |
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| G. endroedyi Hernando and Ribera, 2003
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Geolimnichus is a genus of minute marsh-loving beetles, endemic to South Africa, in the subfamily Limnichinae. It was discovered in 2003 by Carles Hernando and Ignacio Ribera. It has two known species, G. coprophilus and G. endroedyi, the latter of which is its type species.
Etymology
[edit]Geolimnichus's name is derived from the Greek prefix geo- (γεω-; "soil") and Limnichus, a fellow genus from Limnichinae. G. coprophilus's name means "excrement-loving" due to the habits of the species; G. endroedyi is named after Sebastian Endrödy-Younga, a Hungarian entomologist who helped collect specimens of the genus.[1]
Description
[edit]Geolimnichus beetles have convex dorsal (top) sides, black to dark brown semicircular bodies, and flat ventral (bottom) sides. Their heads are [1]
Geolimnichus's two known species are found in the coastal forests of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of southeastern South Africa. During Hernando and Ribera's study, they were found to inhabit the forest floor, humus, and the feces of the cape bushbuck.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Geolimnichus is a genus of Limnichinae, a subfamily of Limnichidae (commonly known as minute marsh-loving beetles). Within Limnichinae, it is most closely related to the genera Limnichus, Limnichoderus, and Limnichomorphus, which share identical antennae, depressions above the eyes for the antennal club, a row of spines on their protibiae (tibiae of the front legs), and setae on the top of the genital segment.[1]
G. coprophilus and G. endroedyi were both scientifically described in 2003 by Carles Hernando and Ignacio Ribera.[1]
Species
[edit]Geolimnichus has two known species:[1]
| Species | Description |
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| G. coprophilus Hernando and Ribera, 2003 |
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| G. endroedyi Hernando and Ribera, 2003 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Hernando, Carles; Ribera, Ignacio (2003). "Geolimnichus n. gen., a new apterous forest floor litter Limnichidae from South Africa (Coleoptera)". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. 39 (4): 385–389. doi:10.1080/00379271.2003.10697395 – via Taylor & Francis.