Lacconectus corayi Brancucci, 1986

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 118-119

Lacconectus corayi Brancucci, 1986

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Lacconectus corayi Brancucci, 1986: 133 ; Hendrich & Yang, 1999: 257-258; Nilsson, 2001: 78.

Material known. – 4 specimens – “ Singapore, H.N. Ridley ” (holotype and three paratypes in BMNH, Brancucci, 1986). Not seen .

Distribution. – Singapore ( Brancucci, 1986), Malaysia [West Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak] (Hendrich & Yang, 1999).

Ecology. – A common forest species in West Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, where it is widespread in the lowland and lower mountain forests. It is found in small pools fed by small springs, pools of intermittent streams, rock pools at the edge of forest streams and in water filled tree and bamboo hollows. In general the habitat is rich in mud and rotten leaves (Hendrich & Yang, 1999).

Remarks. – Singapore is the type locality of this species. It seems that the species disappeared in the last decades in Singapore.

Figures

Figs. 15-17.15. Microdytes elgae Hendrich, Balke & Wewalka, 1995 (Fam. Dytiscidae, 2.0 mm); 16. Lacconectus corayi Brancucci, 1986 (Fam. Dytiscidae, 3.7 mm); 17. Hydaticus bipunctatus conjungens Régimbart, 1899 (Fam. Dytiscidae, 13.4 mm).