Species Gibbidessus pictipes (Lea, 1899)
- Bidessus pictipes Lea, A.M. 1899. Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera. Part V. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(4): 521-645 [Date published 19 May, 1899: dated 1898] [523].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA ♀, Pinjarrah, WA.Secondary source:
Hendrich, L., Watts, C.H.S. & Balke, M. 2020. The “minute diving beetles” of southern Australia – taxonomic revision of Gibbidessus Watts, 1978, with description of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini). ZooKeys 975: 11-49 [Date published 12/10/2020] (re-description).
Generic Combinations
- Uvarus pictipes (Lea, 1899). —
Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 - Gibbidessus pictipes (Lea, 1899). —
Hendrich, L., Watts, C.H.S. & Balke, M. 2020. The “minute diving beetles” of southern Australia – taxonomic revision of Gibbidessus Watts, 1978, with description of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini). ZooKeys 975: 11-49 [Date published 12/10/2020]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southwest corner of WA, south from Leeman to Esperance
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: aquatic, predator.
General References
Hendrich, L., Watts, C.H.S. & Balke, M. 2020. The “minute diving beetles” of southern Australia – taxonomic revision of Gibbidessus Watts, 1978, with description of six new species (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini). ZooKeys 975: 11-49 [Date published 12/10/2020]
Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [33] (taxonomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2023 | DYTISCIDAE | 29-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | DYTISCIDAE | 23-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |