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

Hydrovatus cribatus Sharp, 1882

Synonyms.

Hydrovatus dyscheres Guignot, 1955; Hydrovatus laticornis 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.