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Water Beetle Hydroglyphus grammopterus (Zimmermann, 1928)

Fauna Portal species: 11229
Family: Dytiscidae



Diagnosis

A pale yellow-brown species with 4 feint black lines on the elytra. Setae on the elytra much finer than H. daemeli.

Status

  • native

Linnean Type

Holotype, Kimberley District (ZSM) (https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Hydroglyphus_grammopterus)

Australia

  • Australian Capital Territory
  • New South Wales
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia

Distribution

Australia wide.


Fauna Portal Records

The map shows all records that have been verified as part of the Fauna Portal project and may not represent the true distribution of a species. Specifically, for described species, check the link to the Atlas of Living Australia on this page for potential wider distributions. Fauna Portal Reference specimens and Linnean types are shown in red. If you identified a specimen that exceeds the distribution of an undescribed species as illustrated here, please contact the Fauna Portal team who can assist with the lodgement of the specimen in a public institution and display on the map.


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