''Neobidessodes'' is a genus of

predaceous diving beetle The Dytiscidae, from the Ancient Greek word δυτικός (''dystikos''), meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species li ...

s in the family

Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae, from the Ancient Greek word δυτικός (''dystikos''), meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species l ...

. There are about 10 described species in ''Neobidessodes''. They are found in

Australasia Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...

. The genus was first described in 2009, and the type species is ''N. denticulatus''.Hendrich, L. & Balke, M. ''in''

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Neobidessodes'': * '' Neobidessodes bilita'' (Watts, 1978) * '' Neobidessodes darwiniensis'' Hendrich & Balke, 2011 * '' Neobidessodes denticulatus'' (Sharp, 1882) * '' Neobidessodes flavosignatus'' (Zimmermann, 1922) * '' Neobidessodes grossus'' (Zimmermann, 1922) * '' Neobidessodes gutteridgei'' (Watts & Humphreys, 2003) * '' Neobidessodes limestoneensis'' (Watts & Humphreys, 2003) * '' Neobidessodes mjobergi'' (Zimmermann, 1922) * '' Neobidessodes samkrisi'' Hendrich & Balke, 2009 * '' Neobidessodes thoracicus'' Hendrich & Balke, 2009

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