Neobidessodes bilita is a carnivorous subterranean water beetle, in the Bidessini tribe of the Dytiscidae family.[1] It was first described in 1978 by Chris H.S. Watts as Bidessodes bilita,[1][2] and reassigned to the genus of Neobidessodes in 2009 by Hendrich and others.[1][3]

Neobidessodes bilita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Neobidessodes
Species:
N. bilita
Binomial name
Neobidessodes bilita
(Watts, 1978)
Synonyms[1]

Bidessodes bilita Watts, 1978

It is found in Victoria, the New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Australian Faunal Directory: Neobidessodes bilita". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ CHS Watts (1978). "A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. Supplementary Series. 26 (57): 1-166 [30 figs 59-60]. doi:10.1071/AJZS057. ISSN 0310-9089. Wikidata Q54576498.
  3. ^ Lars Hendrich; Oliver Hawlitschek; Michael Balke (12 November 2009). "The epigean Australasian species of Neobidessodes gen.n. diving beetles - a revision integrating morphology, cybertaxonomy, DNA taxonomy and phylogeny (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini)". Zootaxa. 2288 (1): 1–41. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2288.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97499531.