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Alpestriscyphon spurgeon

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Alpestriscyphon spurgeon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scirtidae
Genus: Alpestriscyphon
Species:
A. spurgeon
Binomial name
Alpestriscyphon spurgeon
Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020

Alpestriscyphon spurgeon is a species of freshwater diving beetle in the family Scirtidae, first described in 2020 by Chris Watts and others.[1][2] This beetle is only found in the wet tropics of Queensland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Species Alpestriscyphon spurgeon Watts, Bradford, Cooper & Libonatti, 2020". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  2. ^ 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, Figs 5, 47, 49]. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4831.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056139. Wikidata Q100555553.