Limbodessus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Dytiscidae
Subfamilia: Hydroporinae
Tribus: Bidessini
Genus: Limbodessus
Species: L. alexanderi – L. baliem – L. bennetti – L. bigbellensis – L. challaensis – L. cueensis – L. fridaywellensis – L. hinkleri – L. lapostaae – L. masonensis – L. morgani – L. pinnaclesensis – L. pulpa – L. windarraensis – ...

Name

Limbodessus Guignot, 1939

• ZooBank: B84A30C1-77BE-4C49-9B60-7C0AE708D21E

Synonyms

• Boongurrus Larson, 1994 [syn. Balke & Ribera (2004: 124)]
• Tjirtudessus Watts & Humphreys, 1999 [syn. Balke & Ribera (2004: 124)]
• Nirridessus Watts & Humphreys, 1999
• Kintingka Watts & Humphreys, 1999 [Watts & Humphreys, 2009: 102 (syn. nov.)]

References

• Balke, M.; Ribera, I. 2004: Jumping across Wallace's line: Allodessus Guignot and Limbodessus Guignot revisited (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini) based on molecular-phylogenetic and morphological data. Australian journal of entomology, 43(2): 114–128. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2004.00415.x PDF PDF
• Balke, M., Ruthensteiner, B., Warikar, E.L., Neven, K. & Hendrich, L. 2015. Two new species of Limbodessus diving beetles from New Guinea - short verbal descriptions flanked by online content (digital photography, μCT scans, drawings and DNA sequence data). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e7096. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e7096. Reference page. 
• Larson, D.J. 1994: Boongurrus rivulus, a new genus and species of water beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini) from northern Queensland, Australia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 33(3): 217–221. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01222.x
• Michat, M.C., Alarie, Y. & Watts, C.H.S. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships and comparative larval morphology of epigean and stygobitic species of Limbodessus Guignot, 1939 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini), with a key of identification. Zootaxa 3584: 1–110. Preview Reference page. 
• Watts, C.H.S.; Humphreys, W.F. 1999: Three new genera and five new species of Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) from underground waters in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum, 32: 121–142. PDF
• Watts, C.H.S.; Humphreys, W.F. 2000: Six new species of Nirridessus Watts and Humphreys and Tjirtudessus Watts and Humphreys (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from underground waters in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum, 33: 127–144. PDF
• Watts, C.H.S.; Humphreys, W.F. 2003: Twenty-five new Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of the genera Tjirtudessus Watts & Humphreys, Nirripirti Watts & Humphreys and Bidessodes Regimbart from underground waters in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum, 36(2): 135–188. PDF
• Watts, C.H.S.; Humphreys, W.F. 2004: Thirteen new Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of the genera Boongurrus Larson, Tjirtudessus Watts & Humphreys and Nirripirti Watts and Humphreys, from underground waters in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 128: 99–130. PDF
• Watts, C.H.S.; Humphreys, W.F. 2006: Twenty-six new Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of the genera Limbodessus Guignot and Nirripirti Watts & Humphreys, from underground waters in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 130: 123–185.
• Watts, C.H.S.; Humphreys, W.F. 2009: Fourteen new Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of the genera Limbodessus Guignot, Paroster Sharp, and Exocelina Broun from underground waters in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 133: 62–107.

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