Nebrioporus mascatensis (Régimbart, 1897)

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 : 91

Nebrioporus mascatensis (Régimbart, 1897)

Material examined. OMAN: DHOFAR: 1 spec., Hagarir, pasture, haunt, 16°41ʹ34ʺN, 53°09ʹ21ʺE, 658 m, 25.x.2009, A. Reiter leg. ( NMPC).

Habitat. Collected in a concrete tank at a livestock watering place ( Fig. 10 ).

Distribution. A species described from northern Oman and subsequently recorded also from the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Afghanistan ( HÁJEK & BRANCUCCI 2011).

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.