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Alpestriscyphon

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Alpestriscyphon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scirtidae
Genus: Alpestriscyphon
Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020

Alpestriscyphon is a genus of marsh beetle in the Scirtidae family,[1] first described in 2020 by Chris Watts and others.[1][2] The type species is Alpestriscyphon spurgeon.[1]

Species of this genus are found only in the wet tropics of Queensland, Australia.[1]

Species list

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(listed as accepted)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Genus Alpestriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ C H S Watts; T.M. Bradford; S J B Cooper; M L Libonatti (17 August 2020). "New genera, species and combinations in the Pseudomicrocara Armstrong group (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) based on morphology supported by mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequence data". Zootaxa. 4831 (1): 1-66 [16]. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4831.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056139. Wikidata Q100555553.