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Caccothryptus arakawae

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are divided into five segments, of increasing length, with the fifth segment as long as the others combined. It has long, narrow, light brown
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narrows to a slightly pointed tip. It has a U-shaped depression between the V-shaped notches on the tip of the genitalia. The genitals'
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Matsumoto, Keita (2021). "Six new species of the genus Caccothryptus from the Himalayas (Coleoptera: Limnichidae)".
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identified a number of distinct species from these specimens. A male specimen from Kathmandu was labeled as the
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in 1902. In 2014, the genus was divided into five species groups by Carles Hernando and Ignacio Ribera.
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The beetle's genitals display a number of differences from the original classification of
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in 1923. These were stored at the Natural History Museum. In 2021, museum entomologist
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of 3.39–3.68 mm, and elytral widths of 2.32–2.52 mm. Their
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has an elongated oval body, brown in colour except for reddish
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due to distinct genital structures. The species was named for
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in 2021, using specimens gathered by Martin J. D. Brendell at
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are 0.90–1 mm in length and 2.03–2.11 mm in width.
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are wavy, forming two concave curves. Females have a long
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Limnichidae
Caccothryptus
Binomial name
minute marsh-loving beetle
Limnichinae
Keita Matsumoto
Kathmandu
Caccothryptus testudo
Hiromu Arakawa
manga
Fullmetal Alchemist
Limnichidae
Caccothryptus
David Sharp
Kathmandu
Natural History Museum, London
C. ripicola
C. testudo
Harry George Champion
Keita Matsumoto
holotype
paratypes

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