Canthydrus morsbachi ( Wehncke, 1876 )

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 108

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245120

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D687B7-A724-FFAE-39CE-FF38BE474CD8

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Felipe

scientific name

Canthydrus morsbachi ( Wehncke, 1876 )
status

 

Canthydrus morsbachi ( Wehncke, 1876) View in CoL

Hydrocanthus morsbachi Wehncke, 1876: 222 View in CoL .

Canthydrus morsbachi (Wehncke) View in CoL - Sharp, 1882: 276; Régimbart, 1899: 247; Zimmermann, 1920: 12, 1928: 2; Vazirani, 1968: 232; 1977: 7; Yano et al., 1983a: 16.

Material examined. – 165 specimens – Central catchment area - 1 ex., SICC, Sime Rd. , MacRitchie Forest, plot 22, 7 May.1993, NS 72, coll. T.W. Koh et al. ( ZRC) . Sungai Buloh - 3 ex., 15 Nov.1990, coll. C. M. Yang & K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 6 ex., shallow pool no. 3, 4 Dec.1990, coll. C. M. Yang & K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 4 ex., pond, 34e, 16 Jan.1991, coll. C. M. Yang et al. ( ZRC) ; 6 ex., 10 Apr.1991, 34b, coll. C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 43 ex., fish pond, H.R. light trap, 10 Jul.1992, y 804, coll. K. Lim ( ZRC) ; 78 ex., fish pond, 5 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) . Other areas - 1 ex., Pasir Ris Mangrove , at light, 14 Nov.1989, coll. Y.H. Koo & K. Lim ( ZRC) ; 16 ex., Fish pond near Kranji , Turut Track off New Tiew Road, 10 Oct.1990, coll. C. M. Yang et al. ( ZRC) ; 2 ex., Neo Tiew Road , Turat track, 27 Nov.1990, ZRC.6., coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 2 ex., Lorong Banir , pond 1, 16 Jun.1995, NS 190, coll. C. M. Yang & H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 3 ex., pond 1, 28 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) .

Distribution. – Cambodia, India, Indonesia [Sumatra], Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam. An African [ Congo] report needs to be confirmed ( Vazirani, 1977).

Ecology. – An inhabitant of shallow, muddy water of open or semi-shaded, more permanent swamps and artificial ponds (e.g., fish ponds and paddy fields)(see Yano et al., 1983a). The habitat must be rich in rotten leaves and submerged plants. The species also occurs in brackish waters of coastal and mangrove swamps (e.g., Sungai Buloh Nature Park and Pasir Ris Mangrove).

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Noteridae

Genus

Canthydrus

Loc

Canthydrus morsbachi ( Wehncke, 1876 )

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael 2004
2004
Loc

Canthydrus morsbachi (Wehncke)

Yano, K 1983: 16
Vazirani, T 1977: 7
Vazirani, T 1968: 232
Zimmermann, A 1928: 2
Zimmermann, A 1920: 12
Regimbart, M 1899: 247
Sharp, D 1882: 276
1882
Loc

Hydrocanthus morsbachi

Wehncke, E 1876: 222
1876
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