Prosthetops nitens (Péringuey, 1892)

Delgado, Juan A. & Bilton, David T., 2024, Morphology and feeding biology of larvae of the South African endemic water beetle genus Prosthetops Waterhouse, 1879 (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Zootaxa 5481 (2), pp. 203-224 : 219

Larva of Prosthetops nitens (Péringuey, 1892)

Specific identification

Following the logic used in the previous species association, it is concluded that the remaining larvae from Pool 2 ( Fig. 1d ) must be associated with P. nitens . Adults of P. nitens were collected in Pool 1 ( Figs 1e, 1f ), which also produced this type of larva (see material examined), supporting the proposed association.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Prosthetops habitats in Western Cape, South Africa. a: Cederberg range, nr. Wolfberg Arch, pool with adults and larvae of P. wolfbergensis; b to d: Table Mountain, pool with adults of P. megacephalus (visible in figs b–c) and larvae of P. megacephalus and P. nitens (pool 2); e and f: Table Mountain, pool with adults and larvae of P. nitens (pool 1). Photos D.T. Bilton.