Barretthydrus Explained

Barretthydrus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, first described in 1927 by Arthur Mills Lea.^[1] The type species is Barretthydrus geminatus.

The genus is endemic to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales in the drainage basins of the Murray-Darling, and in coastal drainage basins, along the east coast from Queensland to Victoria.^[2]

The genus contains the following species:^{[3] [4]}

• Barretthydrus geminatus Lea, 1927
• Barretthydrus stepheni Watts, 1978
• Barretthydrus tibialis Lea, 1927

Notes and References

1. Lea, A.M. 1927. On a new genus of water beetles (Dytiscidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 3: 279-281 [279].
2. Web site: Barretthydrus Lea, 1927 . 2024-09-09 . www.gbif.org . en.
3. Web site: Genus Barretthydrus Lea, 1927 . 2024-09-09 . Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Government.
4. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Dytiscidae.txt Dytiscidae Species List