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  • August 11, 2026 (v1)
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    Hydrobiomorpha utiariti Bachmann, 1988 Figs 5 AC – AF, 9 Hydrobiomorpha utiariti Bachmann, 1988: 8, 18, 19, fig. 6 A – K (original description). Type locality. Brazil: Mato Grosso Norte, Utiariti, Río Papagaio [13 ° 01 ' 38 " S, 58 ° 16 ' 57 " W]. Material examined. Brazil: • Mato Grosso, Utiariti, Río Papagaio [13 ° 01 ' 38 " S, 58 ° 16 ' 57 "...

    Uploaded on August 11, 2026

    Published in Revision of the genus Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 1888 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Argentina, with the description of a new species and an updated identification key, pp. 109-139 in ZooKeys, 1289, 109-139, 2026.

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  • August 11, 2026 (v1)
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    Hydrobiomorpha rudesculpta (d’Orchymont, 1939) Figs 1 F, 2 F, 3 F, 4 K, 4 L, 5 U – X, 6 O, 7 E, 7 I Neohydrophilus rudesculptus d’Orchymont, 1939 a: 376–378 (original description). Hydrobiomorpha rudesculpta: Mouchamps 1959: 324, 333. Hydrobiomorpha (Hydrobiomorpha) rudesculpta: Bachmann 1963: 29, 32, fig. 3 (key to Argentine...

    Uploaded on August 11, 2026

    Published in Revision of the genus Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 1888 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Argentina, with the description of a new species and an updated identification key, pp. 109-139 in ZooKeys, 1289, 109-139, 2026.

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  • August 11, 2026 (v1)
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    Hydrobiomorpha iguazu Bachmann, 1988 Figs 1 C, 2 C, 3 C, 4 E, 4 F, 5 I – L Hydrobiomorpha iguazu: Contartese and Bachmann 1987: fig. 3 (nomen nudum, distribution only). Hydrobiomorpha iguazu Bachmann, 1988: 9, 15–16, fig. 31 A – H (original description; key to species of the Americas). Hydrobiomorpha iguazu: Bachmann et al. 2002: 141 (female...

    Uploaded on August 11, 2026

    Published in Revision of the genus Hydrobiomorpha Blackburn, 1888 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Argentina, with the description of a new species and an updated identification key, pp. 109-139 in ZooKeys, 1289, 109-139, 2026.

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  • Plazi & CERN — the Biodiversity Literature Repository Community is managed by Plazi in collaboration with CERN.
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