Copelatus erichsoni Guerin-Meneville , 1849

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 : 107

Copelatus erichsoni Guerin-Meneville, 1849

Synonyms.

Copelatus formosus Wollaston, 1867.

Remarks.

Standing waters, especially shallow pools. Likely to be a complex of closely related species.

Distribution.

Widespread to Western, Central and Eastern Africa.

St Lucia records.

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