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Antiporus jenniferae

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Antiporus jenniferae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Antiporus
Species:
A. jenniferae
Binomial name
Antiporus jenniferae
Watts, 1997
Map
Holotype site (SAMA 25-000261)[1]

Antiporus jenniferae is a predaceous diving beetle in the family Antiporus, first described in 1997 by Chris H.S. Watts.[2][3]

It is found only in Australia: in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, with the type specimen collected in 1984[1] 25 km north of Coen, Queensland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b South Australian Museum (2019). "South Australian Museum Terrestrial Invertebrate Images. Occurrence: 1653483499". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Species Antiporus jenniferae Watts, 1997". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ Chris H.S. Watts (1997). "Four new species of Antiporus Sharp (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) from Australia, with notes on A. femoralis (Boh.) and A. interrogationis (Clark)". Records of the South Australian Museum. 30 (1): 35–42. ISSN 0376-2750. Wikidata Q126900733.