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Research Article

A remarkable new species of the genus Hydaticus from Madagascar, with an identification key for Malagasy species of the genus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae)

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Pages 197-214 | Accepted 14 Feb 2022, Published online: 27 Jun 2022
 

Summary

Hydaticus (Prodaticus) mangamanga n. sp. is described from a single sampling site in the south-eastern part of Madagascar Central Highlands, near Ranomafana. The new species is unique among the known species of the genus Hydaticus in that the last visible abdominal ventrite is strongly modified and differentiated between sexes, and is also quite unusual in paramere configuration. Analysis of partial CO1 sequences revealed that H. mangamanga belongs to the leander-group and is genetically close to the Malagasy region endemic H. inconspicuus Régimbart, Citation1895 stat. rev. with only around 1.5% of sequence divergence, providing the first instance of a sister-group relationship between two Hydaticus species endemic from the Malagasy region. However, morphologically these two species differ considerably. They are illustrated (habitus, structures, male genitalia) and compared in detail. Collecting circumstances for H. mangamanga are described and a map of its known distribution is provided. A lectotype is designated for H. inconspicuus; this name is re-established as valid for this species, and the name H. kolbei Branden, 1885 used in the recent literature is considered of doubtful identity. An identification key is provided for all Hydaticus (Prodaticus) species known from Madagascar, with accompanying illustrations of median lobes of aedeagus in lateral view.

Résumé

Une nouvelle espèce remarquable du genre Hydaticus de Madagascar, avec une clé d'identification des espèces malgaches du genre (Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Dytiscinae). Hydaticus (Prodaticus) mangamanga n. sp. est décrit après avoir été collecté dans un unique site localisé dans la partie sud-est des Hautes Terres de Madagascar, près de Ranomafana. La nouvelle espèce est unique par rapport à toutes les espèces connues du genre Hydaticus par le degré de modification et de différenciation entre les sexes du dernier ventrite visible abdominal, et elle est également inhabituelle par la conformation des paramères. L’analyse de séquences partielles du gène CO1 a montré que H. mangamanga appartient au groupe leander et présente une grande proximité génétique avec l’espèce endémique de la région malgache H. inconspicuus Régimbart, Citation1895 stat. rev., avec seulement autour de 1.5% de divergence, fournissant le premier exemple d’une relation de groupes-frères entre deux espèces endémiques de la région malgache. Toutefois, sur le plan morphologique ces deux espèces diffèrent considérablement. Elles sont illustrées (habitus, structures, genitalia mâles) et comparées en détail. Les circonstances de collecte de H. mangamanga sont décrites et une carte montrant sa distribution connue est fournie. Un lectotype est désigné pour H. inconspicuus ; ce nom est ré-établi comme valide, alors que le nom H. kolbei Branden, 1885 utilisé dans la littérature récente est considéré comme d’identité douteuse. Une clé d’identification de toutes les espèces connues de Madagascar pour le sous-genre Prodaticus est fournie et accompagnée d’illustrations des lobes médians en vue latérale.

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Acknowledgements

We warmly acknowledge for their decisive contribution to our fieldwork our colleague Catherine Reeb, our guide and driver Parsson, and the authorities and guides of the Ranomafana National Park. We are grateful to Bakolimalala Rakouth and Harison Rabarison for their support. We thank Muriel Jager for technical help, Antoine Mantilleri for access to material of the MNHN collection and Christophe Rivier for doing the photographs of the median lobes of H. madagascariensis and H. plagiatus. We acknowledge Johannes Bergsten for precious hints, and for sending a photograph of the H. concolor syntype. The senior author acknowledges his former lab supervisor Dominique Higuet for financial support. The fieldwork was funded by IFS grant # I-2-A-6098-1 to ATR. This study also benefited from Synthesys grant CZ-TAF-6684 to MM and from French Government scholarships to ATR (BFG program 2018 and 2019). Sampling was conducted under research permit no. 286/17/MEEF/SG/DGF/DSAP/SCB.Re and specimens were exported under permit 073N-EA03/MG18 issued by the “Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable” of the Republic of Madagascar.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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