Paroster Sharp, 1882

Hendrich, Lars & Fery, Hans, 2008, Paroster baylyi sp. n., P. ursulae sp. n. (Col. Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae) and the water beetle diversity of pan-gnammas on isolated granite outcrops in the Mallee of south-western Australia, Zootaxa 1704, pp. 27-41 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.180850
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5659025
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scientific name	Paroster Sharp, 1882
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Checklist of Paroster Sharp, 1882 View in CoL

The genus is endemic for Australia and distributed in its south-west and south-east (except one doubtful record of P. thapsinus from northern Australia; see Fery 2004). The following checklist gives all known species and their distribution, including the two new species.

Paroster baylyi Sp. n. SW of Western Australia

P. couragei Watts, 1978 View in CoL SW of Western Australia

P. gibbi Watts, 1978 View in CoL South Australia, Victoria P. insculptilis (Clark, 1862) View in CoL South Australia, Victoria P. michaelseni Régimbart, 1908 View in CoL SW of Western Australia

P. niger Watts, 1978 View in CoL SW of Western Australia

P. nigroadumbratus (Clark, 1862) View in CoL South Australia, Victoria P. pallescens Sharp, 1882 View in CoL SW of Western Australia

P. sharpi Watts, 1978 View in CoL SW of Western Australia

P. thapsinus (Guignot, 1955) View in CoL South Australia, New South Wales

(N of Western Australia?) P. ursulae Sp. n. SW of Western Australia