Predaceous water beetles (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) of the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa: biodiversity, community ecology and conservation implications
Author
Perissinotto, Renzo
DST / NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, C / o Department of Zoology, P. O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
Author
Bird, Matthew S.
DST / NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, C / o Department of Zoology, P. O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
Author
Bilton, David T.
Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Marine Science & Engineering, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL 4 8 AA, United Kingdom
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ZooKeys
2016
2016-06-02
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8614
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8614
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Hydrovatus nefandus Omer-Cooper, 1957
Remarks.
Ponds in dense vegetation.
Distribution.
Widespread in Southern Africa.
St Lucia records.
Not previously recorded from St Lucia. Recorded at Eastern Shores and False Bay in January/February 2015, during the course of this study.
Figure 54.
Hydrovatus nefandus
Omer-Cooper, 19572.53 mm, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, False Bay (site 27), January 2015DT Bilton, MS Bird & R Perissinotto leg.