''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

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): * '' 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'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species: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 {{Dytiscidae-stub