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Limbodessus bennetti
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L. bennetti
Binomial name
Limbodessus bennetti
Watts & McRae, 2013

Limbodessus bennetti is the first stygobitic Dytiscid to be recorded in the Pilbara.[1]

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Western Australia. It has been recorded from a single alluvial aquifer in the northern Pilbara.

Etymology

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This species is named in honour of Sean R. Bennett.

References

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  1. ^ Watts, C.H.S., and McRae, J. (2013) Limbodessus bennetti sp. nov., the first stygobitic Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 28: 141-143

Category:Dytiscidae Category:Beetles of Australia Category:Animals described in 2013