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Occurrence record: Entomology:K.216906

Preserved specimen of Berosus (Berosus) discolor Blackburn, 1888 | Water Scavenger Beetle recorded on 1930-07
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Entomology Collection
Supplied collection code "Entomology"
Catalog number K.216906
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1184386","urn:catalog:AM:Entomology:K.216906"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Entomology:K.216906
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Watts, Dr Christopher H S - South Australian Museum - Terrestrial Invertebrates  
Collector Spence, Kenneth Kinross  
Supplied as "Spence, Dr. Kenneth Kinross"
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Date identified 1983

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1085756
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1930, Month: 7, Day:
Supplied date "1930-07"
Date precision MONTH

Taxonomy

Scientific name Berosus (Berosus) discolor
Supplied scientific name "Berosus (Berosus) discolor Blackburn, 1888"
Identified to rank species
Common name Water Scavenger Beetle
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Hydrophilidae
Genus Berosus
Species Berosus discolor
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Berosus (Berosus) discolor Blackburn, 1888
Scientific name authorship Blackburn, 1888
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Blackburn, 1888

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -33.883
Supplied as: "-33.883"
Longitude 151.283
Supplied as: "151.283"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality North Bondi
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, North Bondi (33° 53' S, 151° 17' E) /07/1930 - /07/1930, Spence, Dr Kenneth Kinross(Collector)";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 33° 53' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 17' E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2017/3/8
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2017/3/8
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 06231133-4aa2-4511-ac26-016a50c76e9b
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Berosus (Berosus) discolor Blackburn, 1888
    Coordinates -33.883,151.283
    Related records
    Record UUID 45b73c36-bd89-49b2-b789-1b7a440fdb63
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Berosus (Berosus) discolor Blackburn, 1888
    Coordinates -33.883,151.283

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Sydney Metro
    NRM Regions 2017 Greater Sydney
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Greater Sydney
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Regions Sydney Basin
    IBRA 7 Subregions Pittwater
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 SYDNEY COAST-GEORGES RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Waverley (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Waverley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 WAVERLEY COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Greater Sydney
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 12
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 428
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER SYDNEY
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) DOVER HEIGHTS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EASTERN SUBURBS - NORTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) SYDNEY - EASTERN SUBURBS
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) WENTWORTH
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) WOOLLAHRA - WAVERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) WAVERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Sensitive Data Layers
    Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Phylloxera Zone
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1239.3334 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 278.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 14.333333 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 232.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 334.33334 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 32.333332 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 396.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.266666 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 35.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.766666 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.933332 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.866667 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.233334 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.766666 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 15.666667 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.2133334
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 26.566668 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.266666 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.166666 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 17.570833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.81666666
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 29.0 m