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Genus Comaldessus

Comaldessus stygius Spangler & Barr - Comaldessus stygius Comaldessus stygius Spangler & Barr - Comaldessus stygius Comaldessus stygius Spangler & Barr - Comaldessus stygius Comaldessus stygius Spangler & Barr - Comaldessus stygius
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Hydroporinae
Tribe Bidessini
Genus Comaldessus
Explanation of Names
Comaldessus Spangler & Barr 1995
Numbers
Monotypic genus(1)
Size
1.5 mm (Spangler & Barr 1995)
Range
TEXAS: Comal County, New Braunfels, Landa Park, Comal Spring (Spangler & Barr 1995)
Print References
Spangler P.J., Barr C.B. (1995) A new genus and species of stygobiontic dytiscid beetle, Comaldessus stygius (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini) from Comal Springs, Texas. Insecta Mundi 9: 301-308 (Full text)
Works Cited
1.A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga)
Nilsson and Hajek. 2019. Distributed by authors.