Methles cribratellus (Fairmaire, 1880)

Perissinotto, Renzo, Bird, Matthew S. & Bilton, David T., 2016, Predaceous water beetles (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) of the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa: biodiversity, community ecology and conservation implications, ZooKeys 595, pp. 85-135 : 123

Methles cribratellus (Fairmaire, 1880)

Synonyms.

Methles punctipennis Sharp, 1882; Methles umbrosus Gschwendtner, 1930.

Remarks.

Ponds in dense vegetation.

Distribution.

Widespread to Mediterranean basin and Middle East.

St Lucia records.

Not previously recorded from St Lucia. Recorded at Western Shores, Eastern Shores and False Bay in July 2014 and January/February 2015, during this study.