Neobidessodes mjobergi is a carnivorous subterranean water beetle, in the Bidessini tribe of the Dytiscidae family.[1] It was first described in 1922 by Albrecht Zimmermann as Bidessus mjobergi,[1][2] and reassigned to the genus of Neobidessodes in 2009 by Hendrich and others.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Neobidessodes |
| Species: | N. mjobergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neobidessodes mjobergi (Zimmermann, 1922)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bidessus mjobergi Zimmermann, 1922 | |
Paralectotype site[1]
It is found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1]
The species name honours Eric Mjöberg.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Australian Faunal Directory: Neobidessodes mjobergi". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b A. Zimmermann (1922). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientiflc Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 28. Dytiscidae". Arkiv för Zoologi (in Swedish). 14 (16): 2–5. ISSN 0004-2110. Wikidata Q111535192.
- ^ Lars Hendrich; Oliver Hawlitschek; Michael Balke (12 November 2009). "The epigean Australasian species of Neobidessodes gen.n. diving beetles - a revision integrating morphology, cybertaxonomy, DNA taxonomy and phylogeny (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini)". Zootaxa. 2288 (1): 1–41. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2288.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97499531.
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