Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Byrrhoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Byrrhoidea

Familia: Elmidae
Subfamiliae: Larainae
Genus: Dryopomorphus
Species: Dryopomorphus grandis

Name

  • Dryopomorphus grandis Čiampor, Čiamporová-Zaťovičová & Kodada, 2012: 6, figs. 5, 21–23, 40–42
Holotype: NMW, ♂, 8.VI.1996, 5a.
Type locality: Malaysia, Sabah, Crocker range Mountains—submontane rainforest stream surrounded by primary forest. The type material was collected below Sunsuron waterfall in ca. 4–5 m wide stream with gravel, large boulders and submerged logs.
Etymology: The species name is from latin grandis—big, as this is the biggest known species of the genus.

References

  • Čiampor, F. jr.; Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Z.; Kodada, J. 2012: Malaysian species of Dryopomorphus Hinton, 1936 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Elmidae). Zootaxa 3564: 1–16. Preview Reference page. 
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