Hygrotus (Coelambus) inscriptus 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 : 93

Hygrotus (Coelambus) inscriptus Sharp, 1882

Material examined. OMAN: DHOFAR: 3 spec., Muqshin, oasis, salty pools, 19°35ʹN, 54°53ʹE, 155 m, 29.iii.2011, A. Reiter leg. ( NMPC).

Habitat. Recorded from a very isolated oasis in the desert separating two fertile parts of Oman. Pools without vegetation were situated in a depression with artesian springs; high salinity of water is proven by efflorescence of salts on the banks ( Fig. 11 ).

Distribution. A species occurring in arid areas from Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula, through the Near and Middle East to Central Asia (cf. NILSSON & HÁJEK 2013). First record from Oman.

Figures

Figs 10–11.Aquatic habitats in Dhofar, Oman. 10 – concrete tank at the livestock watering place near Hagarir, on the slope of Jabal Al Qamar mts.; 11 – salty pools in the desert at northeastern corner of Dhofar province, near Muqshin.