A new species of Scirtes Illiger,1807 (Coleoptera: Scirtidae)  from Virginia and South Carolina, U.S.A.

Charles  Springer; Deborah Waller

A new species of Scirtes Illiger,1807 (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) from Virginia and South Carolina, U.S.A.

Autores

Charles Springer
Deborah Waller

Palavras-chave:

Aquatic beetles, taxonomic key, marsh beetles, Scirtinae

Resumo

Scirtes goodrichi Springer and Waller, a new species of Scirtes Illiger, 1807 (Coleoptera: Scirtidae: Scirtinae) from Virginia and South Carolina, is described and illustrated. Six species are now recognized for Scirtes in America north of Mexico: S. orbiculatus (Fabricius), S. tibialis Guérin-Méneville, S. oblongus Guérin-Méneville, S. plagiatus Schaeffer and S. goliai Epler. A taxonomic key to the six species of Scirtes is provided.