Stygoporus oregonensis Larson & LaBonte, 1994
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1984
Rediscovered in 2014-2016 (Kanda et al., 2016)
Distribution
Oregon, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Larson, D. and LaBonte, J. (1994). Stygoporus oregonensis, a new genus and species of subterranean water beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporini) from the United States. The Coleopterists’ Bulletin [1994]: 371-379.
Other references:
Kanda, Kojun, Gomez, R. Antonio, Van Driesche, Richard, Miller, Kelly B. and Maddison, David R. (2016). Phylogenetic placement of the Pacific Northwest subterranean endemic diving beetle Stygoporus oregonensis Larson & LaBonte (Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae). ZooKeys 632: 75-91. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.632.9866
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/bathtub-beetle-discovery-oregon/
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/21771/stygoporus-oregonensis