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.