Species Hyphydrus decemmaculatus Wehncke, 1877
- Hyphydrus curvipes Régimbart, M. 1891. Haliplidae, Dytiscidae et Gyrinidae, in Viaggio di Lamberto Loria nella Papuasia Orientale. IV. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova 10: 978-997 [987].
Type data:
Lectotype RIB ♂, Rigo, (60 km E of Port Moresby), PNG.
Paralectotype(s) RIB 4 specimens.Subsequent designation references:
Biström, O. 1982. A revision of the genus Hyphydrus Illiger (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 165: 1-121 [17]. - Hyphydrus decemmaculatus Wehncke, E. 1877. Neue Dytisciden. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 1877: 150-152 [151].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH (not located in 1982), Cape York, QLD. - Hyphydrus effeminatus Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [24 figs 47-48].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Darwin, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Biström, O. 1982. A revision of the genus Hyphydrus Illiger (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 165: 1-121 [17]
- Watts, C.H.S. & Leys, R. 2006. Notes on Australian Hyphydrus Illiger, including taxonomy, key to the species and sexual dimorphism. Koleopterologische Rundschau. Wien 76: 15-21 [16] (for H. effeminatus, based on molecular analysis)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: aquatic, predator.
General References
Biström, O. 1982. A revision of the genus Hyphydrus Illiger (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica 165: 1-121 [17] (redescription)
Watts, C.H.S. & Leys, R. 2006. Notes on Australian Hyphydrus Illiger, including taxonomy, key to the species and sexual dimorphism. Koleopterologische Rundschau. Wien 76: 15-21 (recognise two forms, forma decemmaculatus (WA & Qld) and forma effeminatus (NT & Qld))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |