Paroster arachnoides is water beetle in the Hydroporini tribe of the subfamily Hydroporinae in the Dytiscidae family.[1] It was first described by Chris Watts and William Humphreys in 2004 as Nirripirti arachnoides.[1][2] It was transferred to the genus, Paroster, in 2008 by Remko Leijs and Chris Watts.[1][3]
| Paroster arachnoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Paroster |
| Species: | P. arachnoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Paroster arachnoides (Watts & Humphreys, 2004)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nirripirti arachnoides | |
Holotype site: Byro Station, Yalcallia Well, WA[1]
It is known only from the type locality in Western Australia.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Australian Faunal Directory: Paroster arachnoides". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ C.H.S. Watts; W.F. Humphreys (2004). "Thirteen new Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of the genera Boongurrus Larson, Tjirtudessus Watts & Humphreys and Nirripirti Watts & Humphreys, from underground waters in Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 128 (2): 99-129 [112]. ISSN 0372-1426. Wikidata Q111584938.
- ^ Remko Leys; Chris H. Watts (2008). "Systematics and evolution of the Australian subterranean hydroporine diving beetles (Dytiscidae), with notes on Carabhydrus". Invertebrate Systematics. 22 (2): 217-225 [219]. doi:10.1071/IS07034. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q54538330.