Neobidessodes mjobergi

Neobidessodes mjobergi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Neobidessodes
Species:
N. mjobergi
Binomial name
Neobidessodes mjobergi
(Zimmermann, 1922)
Synonyms

Bidessus mjobergi Zimmermann, 1922

Paralectotype site

Neobidessodes mjobergi is a carnivorous subterranean water beetle, in the Bidessini tribe of the Dytiscidae family. It was first described in 1922 by Alois Zimmermann as Bidessus mjobergi, and reassigned to the genus of Neobidessodes in 2009 by Hendrich and others.

It is found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The species name honours Eric Mjöberg.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Australian Faunal Directory: Neobidessodes mjobergi". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 Zimmermann, Alois (1922). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientiflc Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 28. Dytiscidae". Arkiv för Zoologi (in German). 14 (16): 2–5. ISSN 0004-2110. Wikidata Q111535192.
  3. ↑ Hendrich, Lars; Hawlitschek, Oliver; Balke, Michael (2009). "The epigean Australasian species of Neobidessodes gen.n. diving beetles - a revision integrating morphology, cybertaxonomy, DNA taxonomy and phylogeny (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini)". Zootaxa. 2288 (1): 1–41. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2288.1.1. Wikidata Q97499531.