Hydroglyphus infirmus (Boheman, 1848)

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 : 87

Hydroglyphus infirmus (Boheman, 1848)

Published records. ROCCHI (1985: 446): Yemen (as Guignotus geminus var. capensis Régimbart, 1895 ); HÁJEK & WEWALKA (2009: 99): Dhofar, Yemen.

Material examined. YEMEN: AL MAHWIT GOV.: 1 spec., Al Ahjur, Badia vill.env., Al Khaltabi waterfall, 15°28.4ʹN, 43°51.5ʹE, 2500 m, 2.xi.2010, J. Hájek leg. SANA’ A GOV.: 12 spec., Sana’a city, Bait Baws, 15°16.3ʹN, 44°12.1ʹE, 2410 m, tank, 6.xi.2010, J. Hájek leg. ; 7 spec., 5 km SW Matnah vill., 15°13.7ʹN, 43°59.7ʹE, 2750 m, stream, 19.xi.2010, J. Hájek leg. (all NMPC) .

Habitat. Collected both in running (stream) and stagnant (tank) water bodies. All Yemeni records came from high altitude above 2400 m a.s.l. ( Figs 4–5 ).

Distribution. Widely distributed African species occurring in most areas of southern and eastern Africa and reaching the Arabian Peninsula in the north ( BISTRÖM 1986, HÁJEK & WEWALKA 2009).

Figures

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.