Paroster niger is blind beetle in the Hydroporini tribe of the subfamily Hydroporinae in the Dytiscidae family.[1] It was first described by Chris Watts in 1978.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Paroster |
| Species: | P. niger
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| Binomial name | |
| Paroster niger Watts, 1978
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The type locality is Rottnest Island, Western Australia,[1] and it is found in the south-west of Western Australia.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Watts, C. H. S. (1978). "Australian Faunal Directory: Paroster niger". Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series. 57: 1–166. doi:10.1071/AJZS057. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ CHS Watts (1978). "A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. Supplementary Series. 26 (57): 1-166 [56 fig. 106]. doi:10.1071/AJZS057. ISSN 0310-9089. Wikidata Q54576498.