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Alpestriscyphon spurgeon

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Species of diving beetle

Alpestriscyphon spurgeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Scirtidae
Genus: Alpestriscyphon
Species: A. spurgeon
Binomial name
Alpestriscyphon spurgeon
Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020

Alpestriscyphon spurgeon is a species of freshwater diving beetle in the family Scirtidae, first described in 2020 by Chris Watts and others. This beetle is only found in the wet tropics of Queensland.

References

  1. ^ "Species Alpestriscyphon spurgeon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  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 . doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4831.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056139. Wikidata Q100555553.
Taxon identifiers
Alpestriscyphon spurgeon


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