Alpestriscyphon
| Alpestriscyphon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scirtidae |
| Genus: | Alpestriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020 |
Alpestriscyphon is a genus of marsh beetle in the Scirtidae family,[1] first described in 2020 by Chris Watts and others.[1][2] The type species is Alpestriscyphon spurgeon.[1]
Species of this genus are found only in the wet tropics of Queensland, Australia.[1]
Species list
[edit](listed as accepted)[1]
- Alpestriscyphon bartlefrere Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
- Alpestriscyphon spurgeon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Genus Alpestriscyphon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ C H S Watts; T.M. Bradford; S J B Cooper; M L Libonatti (17 August 2020). "New genera, species and combinations in the Pseudomicrocara Armstrong group (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) based on morphology supported by mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequence data". Zootaxa. 4831 (1): 1-66 [16]. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4831.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056139. Wikidata Q100555553.