Hydraena (Phothydraena) hernandoi Fresneda & Lagar, 1990

Benamar, Loubna, Bennas, Nard, Hassoun, Mustapha & Millán, Andrés, 2022, Checklist of Moroccan aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844) New records and updates, Zootaxa 5129 (4), pp. 451-504 : 458

Hydraena (Phothydraena) hernandoi Fresneda & Lagar, 1990

Material examined. Rif and Pré-Rif: Al Hoceima. 1 m, S138, 20.IV.2006. Larache . 1 m, 3 f, S84, 12.VII.2007. 1 m, 4 f, S243, 12.VII.2007. Taza (first record). 9 exs., S348, 04.IV.1998 . 79 exs., S359, 15.VII.1997. Tanger (first record). 1 m, S55, 11.III.2006 . 1 m, S148: 10.VII.2006. Taounate. 1 ex., S380, 14.VII.1997 . Tétouan. 1 f, S217, 27.IV.2009 . Central Plateau (first record): Rabat. S 139: 18.IV.2008 (1 m) . Middle Atlas (first record): Boulemane 10 exs., S325, 10.IV.1998 . Séfrou. 5 exs., S330, 09.IV.1998 . Anti Atlas (first record): Agadir Ida-Outanane. 5 exs., S340, 22.VII.1997 . Guelmim. 17 exs., S315: 16.III.2012 .

Chorotype. Endemic Ibero-Maghrebian.

Distribution in North Africa. Morocco ( Jäch & Skale 2015).

Moroccan distribution. Rif and Pré-Rif: Tétouan, Chefchaouen, Larache ( Sáinz-Cantero et al. 1996), Al Hoceima and Taounate ( Bennas et al. 2001).