''Paroster'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
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 ...
, containing the following species:
Dytiscidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.
* '' Paroster couragei'' Watts, 1978[
* '' Paroster gibbi'' Watts, 1978][
* '' Paroster insculptilis'' (Clark, 1862)]
* '' Paroster michaelseni'' Régimbart, 1908
* '' Paroster niger'' Watts, 1978[
* '' Paroster nigroadumbratus'' (Clark, 1862)][
* '' Paroster pallescens'' Sharp, 1882][
* '' Paroster sharpi'' Watts, 1978][
* '' Paroster thapsinus'' (Guignot, 1955)
together with these (listed as valid by the Australian Faunal Directory):]
* '' Paroster anophthalmus''
* '' Paroster arachnoides''
* '' Paroster baylyi''
* '' Paroster bulbus''
* '' Paroster byroensis''
* '' Paroster caecus''
*'' Paroster copidotibiae''
* '' Paroster darlotensis''
* '' Paroster dingbatensis''
* '' Paroster eurypleuron''
* '' Paroster extraordinarius''
* '' Paroster fortisspina''
* '' Paroster hamoni''
* '' Paroster hinzeae''
* '' Paroster innouendyensis''
* '' Paroster killaraensis''
* '' Paroster macrocephalus''
* '' Paroster macrosturtensis''
* '' Paroster megamacrocephalus''
* '' Paroster mesosturtensis''
* '' Paroster microsturtensis''
* '' Paroster milgunensis''
* '' Paroster napperbyensis''
* '' Paroster newhavenensis''
* '' Paroster peelensis''
* '' Paroster pentameres''
* '' Paroster plutonicensis''
* '' Paroster septum''
* '' Paroster skaphites''
* '' Paroster stegastos''
* '' Paroster tetrameres''
* '' Paroster ursulae''
* '' Paroster verrucosus''
* '' Paroster wedgeensis''
References
Dytiscidae genera
Taxa named by Chris H.S. Watts
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