Laccophilus sordidus 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 : 95

Laccophilus sordidus Sharp, 1882

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

Material examined. YEMEN: SANA’ A GOV.: 3 spec., Sana’a city, Bait Baws, 15°16.3ʹN, 44°12.1ʹE, 2410 m, tank, 6.xi.2010, J. Hájek leg. ( NMPC).

Habitat. The species was collected in muddy littoral of a tank ( Fig. 5 ).

Distribution. Predominantly Arabian species described from Saudi Arabia and subsequently recorded from Egypt, Sinai Peninsula, Yemen and Iran (cf. SHAVERDO et al. 2013).

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.