Paraschizognathus miskoi is an Australian species of beetle (Coleoptera) in the genus Paraschizognathus and family Rutelidae.[1][2] It was described by Phillip B. Carne in 1974, and named in honor of Ukrainian-Australian entomologist and artist Stefan Misko.[3]
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The species is limited in its distribution to east New South Wales — the holotype was collected by Stefan Misko and Everard Baldwin Britton from Apsley Falls in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales. The beetles are medium brown in color, they are nocturnal and are attracted to lights.[1]
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- ^ a b Carne, P.B. (1974) A review of the olivaceus species-group of the genus Paraschizognathus Ohaus, and description of three new species, Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 13:261-266 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1974.tb02205.x
- ^ Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database. Schoolmeesters P., 30 May 2011
- ^ Pavlyshyn, Marko. 'МІСЬКО Степан (Stefan Misko)', in Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Diaspora Vol. 4 (Australia - Asia - Africa), Vasyl Markus (ed.), Published by the Shevchenko Scientific Society, USA and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv. pp. 124–125 ISBN 5-7702-1069-9