Hydrovatus cribatus Sharp, 1882

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: 117-118

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Dytiscidae

Hydrovatus cribatus Sharp, 1882  Edit

Synonyms.

Hydrovatus dyscheres  Edit Guignot, 1955; Hydrovatus laticornis  Edit Régimbart, 1895.

Remarks.

Ponds in dense vegetation.

Distribution.

Widespread to Western, Central and Eastern Africa.

St Lucia records.

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