Hydrophilidae

Bilton, David T., 2017, Water beetles from the Bokkeveld Plateau: a semi-arid hotspot of freshwater biodiversity in the Northern Cape of South Africa, Zootaxa 4268 (2), pp. 191-214 : 210-211

Hydrophilidae

Anacaena capensis Hebauer, 1999

Previously reported from the Western and Northern Cape provinces ( Komarek 2004; Bilton 2014a). Site 5.

* Anacaena glabriventris Komarek, 2004

Known from Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Western Cape provinces. Sites 2, 9, 12 & 13.

Anacaena namaqua Bilton & Komarek, 2016

Known only from the Bokkeveld and the nearby Gifberg-Matsikammaberg massif, but widespread and abundant in a variety of waterbody types. Sites 1, 2, 5–8, 11 & 14.

Crenitis zimmermanni Knisch, 1924

Previously reported from the Western and Northern Cape provinces ( Bilton 2014a), this appears to be the most abundant Crenitis during spring in these regions. Sites 1, 2, 5–8 & 14.

Paracymus amplus Wooldridge, 1977

A South African endemic, recorded from the Hantamsberg by Bilton (2014a). Site 12.

* Paracymus pisanus J. Balfour-Browne, 1954

Relatively widespread in southern Africa. Sites 1 & 11.

Berosus crassipes Schödl, 1995

A relatively widespread South African endemic. Site 4.

Berosus punctulatus Boheman, 1851

Widespread in southern Africa. Site 4.

* Berosus continentalis Knisch, 1922

Previously reported from the Eastern and Western Cape provinces. A brackish-water species. Site 3.

Berosus pudens J. Balfour-Browne, 1954

A relatively widespread South African endemic. Site 1.

* Enochrus hartmanni Hebauer, 1998

Described from the Western Cape Province. Sites 1, 5–7 &12.

Helochares dilutus (Erichson, 1843)

A widespread Afrotropical species. Site 1.

* Limnoxenus sjoestedti Knisch, 1924

Previously known only from the Western Cape Province. Site 1.