Paroster niger

Last updated

Paroster niger
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Paroster
Species:
P. niger
Binomial name
Paroster niger
Watts, 1978

Paroster niger is blind beetle in the Hydroporini tribe of the subfamily Hydroporinae in the Dytiscidae family. [1] It was first described by Chris Watts in 1978. [1] [2]

The type locality is Rottnest Island, Western Australia, [1] and it is found in the south-west of Western Australia. [1]

Related Research Articles

Sangarius is an Australian genus of shield bug in the family Acanthosomatidae. The type species is Sangarius paradoxusStål, 1866. It feeds on Hakea shrubs.

<i>Trombidium breei</i> Species of mite

Trombidium breei is a species of red mite in the genus Trombidium in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in Europe. The larvae are parasites/hosts of certain butterflies (Lepidoptera), particularly meadow brown, gatekeeper, marbled white, common blue and small skipper. They attach themselves to the thorax or legs of the butterfly and transfer from host to host when the butterflies alight to nectar at flowers.

Alpine darner Species of dragonfly

The alpine darner, Austroaeschna flavomaculata, is a species of dragonfly in the family Telephlebiidae, that is known to be present in the mountainous regions of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Although the male was first described in 1916, the female and larvae were not described until 1982.

Paroster is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:

Marsupostrongylus longilarvatus is a metastrongyl (lung-worm) found in various marsupials. It was described as new to science by D.M. Spratt in 1979 from a swamp wallaby in New South Wales.

Cyclostrongylus elegans is a species of oesophageal parasitic nematodes of macropodid marsupials in Australia.

<i>Nososticta kalumburu</i> Species of damselfly

Nososticta kalumburu is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Platycnemididae, commonly known as a spot-winged threadtail. It has only been found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where it inhabits streams.

<i>Nososticta liveringa</i> Species of damselfly

Nososticta liveringa is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Platycnemididae, commonly known as a malachite threadtail. It is endemic to northern Western Australia and western Northern Territory, where it inhabits streams and lagoons.

Corethrella marksae is a species of frog-biting midge in the family Corethrellidae first circumscribed in 1986 by entomologist D. H. Colless, who named it in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Nesta Marks. It is the type species for the marksae species-group.

Froggattisca anicis is a species of cave-dwelling antlion, endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Froggattisca gemma is a species of cave-dwelling antlion, endemic to Queensland and Western Australia.

Froggattisca rieki is a species of cave-dwelling antlion, endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Froggattisca radiostriata is a species of cave-dwelling antlion, endemic to Queensland and Western Australia.

Heoclisis fulva is a species of cave-dwelling antlion, found in Australia, in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Arbanitis andrewsi is a species of armoured trap-door spider in the family Idiopidae, and is endemic to South Australia.

<i>Neobidessodes flavosignatus</i> Species of beetle

Neobidessodes flavosignatus is a carnivorous subterranean water beetle, in the Bidessini tribe of the Dytiscidae family. It was first described in 1922 by Albrecht Zimmermann as Bidessus flavosignatus. It was assigned to the genus Bidessodes by Watts in 1978, and to the new genus of Neobidessodes in 2009 by Hendrich and others.

<i>Neobidessodes grossus</i> Species of beetle

Neobidessodes grossus is a carnivorous subterranean water beetle, in the Bidessini tribe of the Dytiscidae family. It was first described in 1922 by Albrecht Zimmermann as Bidessus grossus. It was assigned to the genus Bidessodes by Watts in 1978, and to the new genus of Neobidessodes in 2009 by Hendrich and others.

Neobidessodes bilita is a carnivorous subterranean water beetle, in the Bidessini tribe of the Dytiscidae family. It was first described in 1978 by Chris H.S. Watts as Bidessodes bilita, and reassigned to the genus of Neobidessodes in 2009 by Hendrich and others.

Paroster arachnoides is water beetle in the Hydroporini tribe of the subfamily Hydroporinae in the Dytiscidae family. It was first described by Chris Watts and William Humphreys in 2004 as Nirripirti arachnoides. It was transferred to the genus, Paroster, in 2008 by Remko Leijs and Chris Watts.

Paroster bulbus is water beetle in the Hydroporini tribe of the subfamily Hydroporinae in the Dytiscidae family. It was first described by Chris Watts and William Humphreys in 2004 as Nirripirti bulbus. It was transferred to the genus, Paroster, in 2008 by Remko Leijs and Chris Watts.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Watts, C. H. S. (1978). "Australian Faunal Directory: Paroster niger". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 57: 1–166. doi:10.1071/AJZS057 . Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. CHS Watts (1978). "A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. Supplementary Series. 26 (57): 1-166 [56 fig. 106]. doi:10.1071/AJZS057. ISSN   0310-9089. Wikidata   Q54576498.