Species Sternopriscus hansardii (Clark, 1862)
- Hydroporus hansardii Clark, H. 1862. Catalogue of the Dytiscidae and Gyrinidae of Australasia with descriptions of new species. Part I. Journal of Entomology 1: 399–421 [Sept. 1862] [417].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH, Moreton Bay, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 5 specimens.Subsequent designation references:
Watts, C.H.S. 1978. A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 57: 1-166 [77].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- South Australia: SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: aquatic, lentic freshwater, predator.
Rheophilic.
General References
Balfour-Browne, J. 1944. New names and new synonymies in the Dytiscidae (Col.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 6: 345-358 [345] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement S. clavatus as junior synonym)
Hendrich, L. & Watts, C.H.S. 2004. Taxonomic revision of the Australian genus Sternopriscus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera: Ditiscidae: Hydroporinae). Entomologische Rundschau 74: 75-142 [86] (revision, new records)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |