Hydrovatus oblongipennis Regimbart , 1895

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 : 119

Hydrovatus oblongipennis Regimbart, 1895

Synonyms.

Hydrovatus crassus Guignot, 1958.

Remarks.

Ponds in dense vegetation.

Distribution.

Widespread to Western, Central and Eastern Africa.

St Lucia records.

Not previously recorded from St Lucia. Recorded at Eastern Shores in July 2014 and January/ February 2015, during the course of this study.