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Paroster niger

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Paroster niger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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.