Luchoelmis, a new genus of Elmidae (Coleoptera) from Chile and Argentina

Authors

P. J. Spangler, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
C. L. Staines, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

December 2002

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi Vol. 16, No. 4, December, 2002. Copyright © 2002 Spangler and Staines.
Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/.

Abstract

Luchoelmis New Genus is described with four new species: aequalis, magallanensis, and penai from Chile and cekalovici from Argentina and Chile. Luchoelmis penai is designated as the type species of the genus. A key to the four species is presented.