A highly modified stygobiont diving beetle of the genus. Two new species of antiporus sharp from western australia coleoptera. Larvae of four species of the hyphydrus lyratus speciesgroup coleoptera. Pdf morphological characters and mitochondrial dna sequence data were used. Australian journal of zoology supplementary series 2657 1 166. Larvae feed on a wide variety of food sources and may possess chewing, scraping, or piercingsucking mouth parts. 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. Van v0ndel, 1995, hygrobiidae britton, 1981, and several additional contributions to various genera e. It is only distributed electronically as a pdf file. Seymour1 abstract insects have a gasfilled respiratory system, which provides a challenge for those that have become aquatic secondarily. Dytiscidae larvae may also have swimming hairs associated with their legs in late instars. Descriptions of larvae of the north american endemic. For many groups suitable identification keys exist.
Watts and others published six new species of dytiscidae coleoptera from underground waters in the yilgarn paleaodrainage system of western australia find. Altogether, 174 species grouped into 36 genera and tribes are recognized. Larval morphology of allomatus nannup watts coleoptera. A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the. A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the diving beetles coleoptera, adephaga version 31. Watts no static citation data no static citation data cite. Transactions of the royal society of south australia, 128.
A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the diving beetles coleoptera, adephaga version 1. We infer its phylogenetic placement using bayesian inference and maximum. A recent cladistic analysis of the dytiscidae based on morphology placed hydroporinae and. Taxonomic revision of australian copelatus erichson, 1832. Biodiversity heritage library about help faq bhl store. Dytiscid beetles live in spatially discrete habitat patches of varying temporal duration and ecological stability. The australian species were revised by watts 1978, who.
Records of the western australian museum 28 141143 20 limbodessus bennetti sp. Diving beetles dytiscidae use bubbles on the surface of their bodies to supply o. Figures 810 in description of a new tiporus watts, 1985 from northern queensland, australia coleoptera. A stygobitic carabhydrus watts dytiscidae, coleoptera. A new epigean paroster sharp, 1882 from coastal new south. Hydroporinae yves alarie1 and chris h s watts2 1department of biology, laurentian university, ramsey lake road, sudbury, ontario, canada, p3e 2c6. 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. Predaceous diving beetles family dytiscidae inaturalist.
The revisions of the australian dytiscidae watts, 1978, gyrinidae ochs, 1949, haliplidae watts, 1988. 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. Limbodessus is a genus of beetles in the family dytiscidae, containing the following species. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live among leaf litter. 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. A new interstitial species of diving beetle from tropical. Allodessus guignot and limbodessus guignot revisited coleoptera. A study of the werewilka inlet of the saline lake wyara, australia a harbour of biodiversity for a sea of simplicity. Pdf revision of australian matini diving beetles based on.
There are 209 described epigean species in australia watts, 2002 and quite possibly more than a. Many species are exemplary active dispersers, moving between suitable localities, sometimes on multiple occasions within an individuals lifetime. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the title and author. 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. Evolutionary history of a secondary terrestrial australian. Some species in the dytiscidae family are able to detect chemical cues released by predators. Transactions of the royal society of south australia. Dytiscidae with redescriptions of the other species in the genus. A revision of the australian dytiscidae coleoptera csiro. Larvae of four species of the hyphydrus lyratus species. 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. Twentysix new dytiscidae coleoptera of the genera limbodessus guignot and nirripirti watts and humphreys, from underground waters in australia.
Dytiscus latissimus, the largest, can grow to 45 mm long. 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. Mcrae2 1 entomology section, south australian museum, north terrace adelaide, south australia 5000, australia.
Calcrete aquifers in arid inland australia have recently been found to contain the worlds most diverse assemblage of subterranean diving beetles coleoptera. A world catalogue of the family dytiscidae, or the diving. A new species of the australian genus necterosoma from. Read evolution of subterranean diving beetles coleoptera. Hancock and remko leijs no static citation data no static citation data cite. The genus copelatus in australia is revised and nine species are recognised. Journal of the royal society of western australia, 83. 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. Watts and others published six new species of nirridessus and tjirtudessus dytiscidae.
Entomology department of the south australian museum, adelaide, south australia. Coleoptera, dytiscidae, hydroporinae, necterosoma, new species, west timor, indonesia, australian region introduction the diving beetle genus necterosoma w. Isopoda from groundwatercalcretes ofwestern australia stefanotaiti 1 and william f. Coleoptera, dytiscidae, hydroglyphus, new species, northern. 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. Dytiscidae, hydroporinae by lars hendrich, michael balke and chris h. A new interstitial species of diving beetle from tropical northern australia. 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.
Pdf calcrete aquifers of the yilgarn area of western australia and the. A stygobitic carabhydrus watts dytiscidae, coleoptera from the hunter valley in new south wales, australia by chris h. A stygobitic carabhydrus watts dytiscidae, coleoptera from the hunter valley in new south wales, australia article in australian journal of entomology 461. Dytiscidae has never been analysed in a phylogenetic framework before. Macleay, 1871 is an australian faunal element of the tribe hydroporini subfamily hydroporinae, with nine described species from australian. World catalogue of dytiscidae corrections and additions, i coleoptera. Notes on australian hyphydrus illiger, including taxonomy, key to the species and sexual dimorphism. Watts chs, hendrich l, balke m 2016 a new interstitial species of. 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. Here we study terradessus caecus watts, a terrestrial species of the subfamily hydroporinae endemic to australia. A highly modified stygobiont diving beetle of the genus copelatus coleoptera, dytiscidae. Pdf systematics and evolution of the australian subterranean. Cutaneous respiration by diving beetles from underground.
This burrowing behavior could help explain their high survival rates after a drought. The mouthparts are taxonomically important and can vary considerably even within families e. Dytiscidae, hydroporini, paroster, stygobitic, larval chaetotaxy. Evolutionary history of a secondary terrestrial australian diving beetle coleoptera, dytiscidae reveals a lineage of high morphological and ecological plasticity emmanuel f. Description of a new genus and species of stygobiontic. Watts 1978 supplied a revision of australian dytiscidae. Of these 39 species, five genera and one tribe are described as new. A new interstitial species of diving beetle from tropical northern.
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