Species Austrobates rivularis Anderson & Weir, 1994

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• Austrobates rivularis Andersen, N.M. & Weir, T.A. 1994. Austrobates rivularis, gen. et sp. nov., a freshwater relative of Halobates Eschscholtz (Hemiptera: Gerridae), with a new perspective on the evolution of sea skaters. Invertebrate Taxonomy 8: 1-15 [6].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂, Lydia Ck, 12º40´S 142º40´E, QLD.
  Paratype(s) ANIC 7♂ 5♀ 4 nymphs (between ANIC and ZMUC); ZMUC.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

Ecological Descriptors

Arthropod-feeder, lotic freshwater, predator.

 

General References

Andersen, N.M. & Weir, T.A. 2004. Australian Water Bugs. Their Biology and Identification (Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha). Entomonographen Denmark : Apollo Books Vol. 14 344 pp.

 

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