Neoclypeodytes haroldi

K. B. Miller, 2001

Neoclypeodytes haroldi is a of predaceous diving beetle in the Dytiscidae, described by K.B. Miller in 2001 as part of a comprehensive revision of the Neoclypeodytes. The genus is characterized by a distinctive pattern of two maculae on each , which serves as a possible synapomorphy supporting its monophyly. N. haroldi is one of 25 recognized valid species in this western North American and northern Central American genus.

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How to pronounce Neoclypeodytes haroldi: //niːoʊˌklaɪpiːˈɒdaɪtiːz ˈhæroʊldi//

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Distribution

Middle America (Central America); specific records include Mexico. The was described in 2001 and distributional notes were later published in 2015 in connection with the description of a related Mexican species, N. moroni.

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Taxonomic Context

Neoclypeodytes haroldi was one of eleven new described by Miller (2001) during the first comprehensive revision of the Neoclypeodytes. The genus had previously been poorly defined, and Miller's work established clear species boundaries using morphological characters and cladistic analysis.

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