Allodessus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Dytiscidae
Subfamilia: Hydroporinae
Tribus: Bidessini
Genus: Allodessus
Species (4-5): A. bistrigatus
[?=A. oliveri
] - A. megacephalus – A. skottsbergi – A. thienemanni

[source: Balke & Ribera (2004)]
Name

Allodessus Guignot, 1953
Gender: masculine
Type species: Hydroporus bistrigatus Clark, 1862
Fixation: original designation

References

Balke, M.; Ribera, I. 2004: Jumping across Wallace's line: Allodessus Guignot and Limbodessus Guignot revisited (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Bidessini) based on molecular-phylogenetic and morphological data. Australian journal of entomology, 43(2): 114–128. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2004.00415.x PDF PDF
Clark, H. 1862: Catalogue of the Dytiscidae and Gyrinidae of Australasia with descriptions of new species. Journal of entomology, 1: 399–421. Internet Archive BHL
Guignot, F. 1953: Trente-neuvième note sur les Hydrocantheres. Revue française d'entomologie, 20: 109–117.
Macfarlane, R.P. et al. 2010: [Chapter] NINE Phylum ARTHROPODA SUBPHYLUM HEXAPODA Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Pp. 233-467 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.): New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume 2. Kingdom Animalia. Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 978-1-87725793-3
Michat, M.C.; Alarie, Y.; Watts, C.H.S. 2011: Larval morphology of Allodessus Guignot (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Aquatic insects, 33(1): 27–40. DOI: 10.1080/01650424.2011.574228
Watts, C.H.S. 1978: A revision of the Australian Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Australian journal of zoology, supplementary series, (57) DOI: 10.1071/AJZS057

Links

BHL bibliography
Hassler, M. {{{1}}}. Allodessus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. {{{1}}}. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}. Reference page.
Allodessus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Allodessus.
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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Allodessus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:[1]

Allodessus bistrigatus (Clark, 1862)
Allodessus megacephalus (Gschwendtner, 1931)
Allodessus oliveri (Ordish, 1966)
Allodessus skottsbergi (Zimmermann, 1924)
Allodessus thienemanni (Csiki, 1938)

References

Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.