Paracymus atomus (d’Orchymont 1926)

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 125

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245246

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D687B7-A733-FFB9-39E7-F87DBB534A89

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scientific name

Paracymus atomus (d’Orchymont 1926)
status

 

Paracymus atomus (d’Orchymont 1926) View in CoL

Paracymus punctillatus atomus d’Orchymont, 1926: 378 View in CoL . Paracymus atomus (d’Orchymont) View in CoL - Wooldridge, 1977: 127; Hansen, 1999: 109, and references therein.

Material examined. – 4 specimens – Central catchment area - 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 21 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) . Bukit Timah - 2 ex., swamp near pond, 9 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) . Other areas - 1 ex., Bukit Batok Nature Park , large quarry, 23 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & H. K. Lua ( ZRC) .

Distribution. – Laos, Malaysia [Sabah], Philippines ( Wooldridge, 1977; Hansen, 1999). First record for the Malaysian Peninsula and Singapore!

Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of small, exposed, and well-vegetated pools, puddles and slow-flowing streams and ditches mainly in or nearby forested areas. The puddles in Bukit Timah Reserve were fed by small helocrenes.

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Hydrophilidae

Genus

Paracymus

Loc

Paracymus atomus (d’Orchymont 1926)

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael 2004
2004
Loc

Paracymus punctillatus atomus d’Orchymont, 1926: 378

Hansen, M 1999: 109
Wooldridge, D 1977: 127
1977
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