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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Scirtidae |
| Genus: | Alpestriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020 |
Alpestriscyphon is a genus of marsh beetle in the Scirtidae family, first described in 2020 by Chris Watts and others. The type species is Alpestriscyphon spurgeon.
Species of this genus are found only in the wet tropics of Queensland, Australia.
Species list
(listed as accepted)
- Alpestriscyphon bartlefrere Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
- Alpestriscyphon spurgeon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
References
- ^ "Genus Alpestriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- 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 . doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4831.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056139. Wikidata Q100555553.
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