Paroster caecus
Species of beetle
Paroster caecus is blind beetle in the Hydroporini tribe of the subfamily Hydroporinae in the Dytiscidae family.[2] It was first described by Chris Watts in 1982 as Terradessus caecus.[2][3] It was transferred to the genus, Paroster, in 2016 by Toussaint, Hendrich and others.[2][4]
| Paroster caecus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Paroster |
| Species: | P. caecus
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| Binomial name | |
| Paroster caecus (Watts, 1982)
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| Occurrence data: ( FMNHINS 0003 568 155 Cape Tribulation, QLD)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Terradessus caecus Watts,1982 | |
It is known only from the type locality, Mount Sorrow, Cape Tribulation in Queensland,[2] where it has been found in rainforest.[1]
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Grant S, Webbink K, Turcatel M, Shuman R (2024). "Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection. Version 12.60. Field Museum. Occurrence 1427533845". Retrieved 6 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Australian Faunal Directory: Paroster caecus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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