Orectochilus (Patrus) andamanicus Régimbart, 1884
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245210 |
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Orectochilus (Patrus) andamanicus Régimbart, 1884 |
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Orectochilus (Patrus) andamanicus Régimbart, 1884
Orectochilus andamanicus Régimbart, 1884: 435 ; Ochs, 1929: 403; Balke et al., 1999: 326.
Material examined. – 8 specimens - Central catchment area - 2 ex., Seletar Reservoir , 16 May.1994, NS 134c, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 3 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 14 Jun.1994 ( ZRC) ; 2 ex, Chestnut Drive , 9 Jun.1994 ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Seletar Stream , May.1991 ( ZRC) .
Distribution. – India, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia ( Ochs, 1929 and Mazzoldi, in litt.), Singapore (Balke et al., 1999).
Ecology. – In Singapore specimens were collected in clear and well shaded streams. Orectochilus andamanicus is a rare whirligig and belongs to a group of species ( O. spiniger - group) which occur in shaded clearwater streams, mainly in forested areas of the lowlands. The beetles usually circle under fallen logs and in undercut riverbanks (Mazzoldi, in litt.).
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Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore |
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Orectochilus (Patrus) andamanicus Régimbart, 1884
Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael 2004 |
Orectochilus andamanicus Régimbart, 1884: 435
Ochs 1929: 403 |
Regimbart, M 1884: 435 |