Herophydrus guineensis (Aubé, 1838)

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 : 92

Herophydrus guineensis (Aubé, 1838)

Published records. WATERHOUSE (1881: 470): Socotra (as Hyphidrus guineensis ); data repeated by TASCHENBERG (1883: 177) and GAHAN (1903: 265).

Material examined. YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: 1 spec., Dixam plateau, wadi Zerig, pools, Juncus marsh, 12°29.6ʹN, 53°59.5ʹE, 655 m, 13.–14.vi.2012, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart leg. ( NMPC).

Habitat. The single specimen recently collected in Socotra came from a large pool surrounded with Juncus socotranus marsh in a wadi ( Fig. 14 ).

Distribution. Widely distributed species known from most of African territory except for Sahara, reaching also Mediterranean area and the Arabian Peninsula (cf. BISTRÖM & NILSSON 2002).

Figures

Figs 12–14. Aquatic habitats in Socotra. 12 – temporary stream in wadi Ayhaft; 13 – spring pool with filamentous algae in wadi Madar; 14 – pools surrounded with Juncus sp. marsh in wadi Zerig.