Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

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 : 111

Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms.

Eunectes helvolus Klug, 1834; Eunectes punctatus Zoubkoff, 1837; Eunectes occidentalis Erichson, 1847; Eunectes conicollis Wollaston, 1861; Eunectes subcoriaceus Wollaston, 1861; Eretes subdiaphanus Wollaston, 1861.

Remarks.

Open ponds with bare substrate.

Distribution.

Widespread in Afrotropics, Middle East to Americas.

St Lucia records.

Not previously recorded from St Lucia. Recorded at Eastern Shores in January/February 2015, during the course of this study.