An integrative taxonomic study combining genome-wide sequencing, mitochondrial DNA analysis and detailed examination of beetle anatomy has identified three previously undescribed species of the New Guinea diving beetle genus Philaccolilus. The researchers also elevated the former subspecies Philaccolilus ameliae weylandensis to full species status as P. weylandensis. The new species are P. intania, P. kirana and P. febrina, and the findings indi…
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