Species Rhagadotarsus (Rhagadotarsus) anomalus Polhemus & Karunaratne, 1993
- Rhagadotarsus anomalus Polhemus, J.T. & Karunaratne, P.B. 1993. A review of the genus Rhagadotarsus, with descriptions of three new species (Heteroptera: Gerridae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 41: 95-112 [103].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Jourama Falls National Park, QLD.
Paratype(s) BPBM 4♂ 2♀; CPOLH 60♂ 74♀ 13 larvae.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
QLD—Annan River, Claudie River, Hahn River, Iron Range, Mulgrave River, NT—Berry Springs, Daly River, Robin Falls, also Melanesia—Papua New Guinea.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, lentic freshwater, permanent pond, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Semiaquatic, in slower reaches of moderate sized rivers.
General References
Andersen, N.M. & Weir, T.A. 1998. Australian water striders of the subfamilies Trepobatinae and Rhagadotarsinae (Hemiptera: Gerridae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 12: 509-544 [539] (redescription)
History of changes
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| 20-Oct-2010 | 06-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |