Laccophilus pictipennis Sharp, 1882

Hájek, Jiří & Reiter, Antonín, 2014, Adephagous water beetles (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae) of Yemen and Dhofar region (Oman) with description of a new Hyphydrus from Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54, pp. 63-99 : 94

Laccophilus pictipennis Sharp, 1882

Published records. BALFOUR- BROWNE (1951: 193): Yemen; ROCCHI (1985: 447): Yemen.

Material examined. OMAN: DHOFAR: 4 spec., Difa , wadi, 16°45ʹN, 53°14ʹE, 435 m, 26.iii.2012, A. Reiter leg. YEMEN:ABIJAN GOV.: 16 spec., Ba Tays vill. env., wadi Bana, 13°20ʹ58ʺN, 45°17ʹ48ʺE, 168 m, 8.xi.2007, A. Reiter leg. AL BAYDA GOV.: 1 spec., NW Al Bayda by road, At Taghiq vill. env., 14°08ʹ26ʺN, 45°25ʹ53ʺE, 1968 m, 4.–5. xi.2007, A. Reiter leg. AL HUDAYDAH GOV.: 9 spec., Jabal Bura valley forest NP,14°52.4–5ʹN, 43°24.– 25.2ʹE, 240–350 m, stream valley, 4.xi.2010, J. Hájek leg. HAJJAH GOV.: 3 spec., NE Hajjah by road, Halhal vill. env., 15°43ʹ42ʺN, 43°37ʹ25ʺE, 998 m, 2.–3.xi.2007, A. Reiter leg. LAHJ GOV.: 6 spec., W Lahj Al Hutah by road, wadi Am Rija , 13°01ʹ57ʺN, 44°33ʹ30ʺE, 297 m, 25.–26.x.2007, A. Reiter leg. SANA’ A GOV.: 6 spec., 60 km SW Sana’a, wadi Anis , 15°00ʹN, 44°09ʹE, 1522 m, 7.x.2005, D. Král leg. ; 2 spec., Beni Mansour vill. env., 15°06.1–4ʹN, 43°52.8– 53.2ʹE, 1520–1550 m, stream valley, 3.+5.+ 19.xi.2010, J. Hájek leg. TA’ IZZ GOV.: 2 spec., NNW Ash Shuqayrah by road, wadi Bani Khawlan , 13°19ʹ57ʺN, 43°43ʹ19ʺE, 460 m, 27.–28.x.2007, A. Reiter leg. (all NMPC) .

Habitat. Mostly associated with running water; especially in relatively permanent side pools of streams and river, mostly at lower and middle altitudes (ca. 150–1500 m) (e.g. Figs 2–3 , 7 , 9 ). Distribution. A species known from Ethiopia and Egypt in Africa, and Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula ( BRANCUCCI 1983, NILSSON & HÁJEK 2013). First record from Oman.

Figures

Figs 1–2. 1 – Map of studied area with marked localities in Yemen and Dhofar region. 2 – Aquatic habitat in Yemen: meandering river in wadi Bana.

Figs 3–5. Aquatic habitats in Yemen. 3 – temporary stream in Jabal Bura valley Forest National Park; 4 – pool in mountain stream densely covered with filamentous algae, 5 km SW Matnah; 5 – artificial water reservoir with muddy bottom at Bait Baws, Sana’a.

Figs 6–7.Aquatic habitats in Yemen.6 – artificial water reservoir between garden plantations at Mashgab; 7 – residual pool with muddy bottom in lower part of wadi Am Rija.

Figs 8–9. Aquatic habitats in Dhofar, Oman. 8 – stream in forested wadi Hannah dammed with a small concrete dam; 9 – residual pool in wadi with gravel bottom at Difa, partially with running water.