A new interstitial species of diving beetle from tropical. Read systematics and evolution of the australian subterranean hydroporine diving beetles dytiscidae, with notes on carabhydrus, invertebrate systematics on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Taxonomic revision of australian copelatus erichson, 1832. Van v0ndel, 1995, hygrobiidae britton, 1981, and several additional contributions to various genera e. A revision of the australian dytiscidae coleoptera csiro. We infer its phylogenetic placement using bayesian inference and maximum. In this study we test whether the adaptive shift hypothesis ash or the climatic relict hypothesis crh is the most likely mode of evolution for the australian subterranean diving beetles by using a. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live among leaf litter. Figures 810 in description of a new tiporus watts, 1985.
Dytiscus latissimus, the largest, can grow to 45 mm long. Transactions of the royal society of south australia, 128. A stygobitic carabhydrus watts dytiscidae, coleoptera. Morphological characters and mitochondrial dna sequence data were used to revise the australian diving beetles in the genera allomatus mouchamps, 1964 and batrachomatus clark, 1863. Watts and others published six new species of dytiscidae coleoptera from underground waters in the yilgarn paleaodrainage system of western australia find.
Biodiversity heritage library about help faq bhl store. The australian species were revised by watts 1978, who. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Description of a new genus and species of stygobiontic. Seymour1 abstract insects have a gasfilled respiratory system, which provides a challenge for those that have become aquatic secondarily. Diving beetles dytiscidae use bubbles on the surface of their bodies to supply o. Coleoptera, dytiscidae, hydroporinae, necterosoma, new species, west timor, indonesia, australian region introduction the diving beetle genus necterosoma w. Cutaneous respiration by diving beetles from underground. Two new species of antiporus sharp from western australia coleoptera. The revisions of the australian dytiscidae watts, 1978, gyrinidae ochs, 1949, haliplidae watts, 1988.
A new epigean paroster sharp, 1882 from coastal new south. Dytiscidae hydroporini, bidessini in the arid zone of australia, evolution on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Larvae of four species of the hyphydrus lyratus speciesgroup coleoptera. Predaceous diving beetles family dytiscidae inaturalist. A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the diving beetles coleoptera, adephaga version 1. Many species are exemplary active dispersers, moving between suitable localities, sometimes on multiple occasions within an individuals lifetime. A revision of the australian dytiscidae coleoptera. Larval morphology of allomatus nannup watts coleoptera. Altogether, 174 species grouped into 36 genera and tribes are recognized. Twentysix new dytiscidae coleoptera of the genera limbodessus guignot and nirripirti watts and humphreys, from underground waters in australia. Australian journal of zoology supplementary series 2657 1 166.
A new interstitial species of diving beetle from tropical northern. Allodessus guignot and limbodessus guignot revisited coleoptera. For many groups suitable identification keys exist. Dytiscid beetles live in spatially discrete habitat patches of varying temporal duration and ecological stability. A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the diving. Watts chs, humphreys wf 2003 twentyfive new dytiscidae coleoptera of the genera tjirtudessus watts and humphreys, nirripirti watts and humphreys and bidessodes regimbart, from underground waters in australia. Larvae of four species of the hyphydrus lyratus species. Figures 810 in description of a new tiporus watts, 1985 from northern queensland, australia coleoptera. Hancock and remko leijs no static citation data no static citation data cite.
Dytiscidae, hydroporinae by lars hendrich, michael balke and chris h. Transactions of the royal society of south australia. A recent cladistic analysis of the dytiscidae based on morphology placed hydroporinae and. Hydroporinae yves alarie1 and chris h s watts2 1department of biology, laurentian university, ramsey lake road, sudbury, ontario, canada, p3e 2c6. Description of larvae of allomatus nannup watts is presented including a detailed chaetotaxic analysis of the cephalic capsule, head appendages, legs, last abdominal segment and urogomphi. In western australia, there are more than 100 species of subterranean diving beetles described from approximately 50 isolated calcrete aquifers, representing the largest assemblage of subterranean diving beetles in the world. Read evolution of subterranean diving beetles coleoptera.
Evolutionary history of a secondary terrestrial australian. Pdf systematics and evolution of the australian subterranean. Limbodessus is a genus of beetles in the family dytiscidae, containing the following species. Dytiscidae with redescriptions of the other species in the genus. There are 209 described epigean species in australia watts, 2002 and quite possibly more than a.
World catalogue of dytiscidae corrections and additions, i coleoptera. Coleoptera from underground waters in australia find, read and cite. A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the. A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the diving beetles coleoptera, adephaga version 31. A stygobitic carabhydrus watts dytiscidae, coleoptera from the hunter valley in new south wales, australia by chris h. Watts chs, hendrich l, balke m 2016 a new interstitial species of. Dytiscidae has never been analysed in a phylogenetic framework before.
Descriptions of larvae of the north american endemic. Dytiscidae, hydroporini, paroster, stygobitic, larval chaetotaxy. Macleay, 1871 is an australian faunal element of the tribe hydroporini subfamily hydroporinae, with nine described species from australian. Some species in the dytiscidae family are able to detect chemical cues released by predators. The mouthparts are taxonomically important and can vary considerably even within families e. Calcrete aquifers in arid inland australia have recently been found to contain the worlds most diverse assemblage of subterranean diving beetles coleoptera.
Pdf revision of australian matini diving beetles based on. A stygobitic carabhydrus watts dytiscidae, coleoptera from the hunter valley in new south wales, australia article in australian journal of entomology 461. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the title and author. Entomology department of the south australian museum, adelaide, south australia. Mcrae2 1 entomology section, south australian museum, north terrace adelaide, south australia 5000, australia. It is only distributed electronically as a pdf file. Revision of australian matini diving beetles based on. It is very similar to paroster gibbi watts, 1978 from s victoria and s australia but well characterized by its stronger microreticulation, form of median lobe, and slightly enlarged male antennomeres 610.
Australia has a rich and diverse hydradephagan beetle fauna. Isopoda from groundwatercalcretes ofwestern australia stefanotaiti 1 and william f. Larvae feed on a wide variety of food sources and may possess chewing, scraping, or piercingsucking mouth parts. This model is tested using species of dytiscidae, in which 1 some species have a very long mating duration while others mate quickly, 2 females of some species resist male mating attempts by swift and erratic swimming when seized by a male, 3 males of some species possess a grasping device in the form of suckershaped setae on the legs. Coleoptera, dytiscidae, hydroglyphus, new species, northern. Pdf calcrete aquifers of the yilgarn area of western australia and the. Here we study terradessus caecus watts, a terrestrial species of the subfamily hydroporinae endemic to australia. Watts no static citation data no static citation data cite. The genus copelatus in australia is revised and nine species are recognised. Dytiscidae is found to burrow into the stream substratum during seasonal droughts, typically to depths of 7090 cm 4. Watts 1978 supplied a revision of australian dytiscidae. Watts and others published six new species of nirridessus and tjirtudessus dytiscidae.
The evolution of a secondary terrestrial lifestyle in diving beetles coleoptera. Neobidessodes is a genus with 10 species distributed in australia 9 species and new guinea 1 species. Pdf morphological characters and mitochondrial dna sequence data were used. This burrowing behavior could help explain their high survival rates after a drought. A highly modified stygobiont diving beetle of the genus copelatus coleoptera, dytiscidae. A highly modified stygobiont diving beetle of the genus. Notes on australian hyphydrus illiger, including taxonomy, key to the species and sexual dimorphism. A study of the werewilka inlet of the saline lake wyara, australia a harbour of biodiversity for a sea of simplicity. Dytiscidae larvae may also have swimming hairs associated with their legs in late instars. Journal of the royal society of western australia, 83. Records of the western australian museum 28 141143 20 limbodessus bennetti sp.
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