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Paroster monteithi (Brancucci, 1985)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Typhlodessus monteithi Brancucci, 1985

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered in 1995 (Villastrigo et al., 2023)

 

Distribution

New Caledonia

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Brancucci, M. (1985). Typhlodessus monteithi n. gen.,n. sp., a blind terrestrial Dytiscidae (Coleóptera) from New Calidonia. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 58: 467-470.

 

Other references:

Villastrigo, Adrián, Deharveng, Louis  and Balke, Michael. (2023). New Caledonia's enigmatic terrestrial diving beetle Typhlodessus monteithi is a derived species of Paroster

 

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