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Genus Comaldessus

Comaldessus stygius Spangler & Barr - Comaldessus stygius

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Hydroporinae

Genus Comaldessus

Numbers

Monotypic genus (Spangler & Barr 1995)

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. & C.B. Barr. 1995. A new genus and species of stygobiontic dytiscid beetle, Comaldessus stygius (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini) from Comal Springs, Texas. Insecta Mundi, 9(3-4): 301-308.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 12 June, 2009 - 7:02pm
Last updated 12 June, 2009 - 8:05pm

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