Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 115

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245172
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D687B7-A73D-FFB7-3ACE-FE66BB164D09
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890
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Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890 View in CoL

Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890: 343 View in CoL ; Biström, 1996: 521, and references therein; Balke et al., 1999: 325; Nilsson, 2001: 192.

Material examined. – 160 specimens - Central catchment area - 21 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 20 Sep.1993, y 843, coll. C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., idem, 26 Aug.1993, coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 2 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 26 Aug.1992, coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 16 May.1992, coll. C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 38 ex., idem, 6 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) ; 150 ex., idem, 21 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) ; 8 ex., idem, 26 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & C. M. Yang ( CBH) . Sungai Buloh - 10 ex., Nature Park , pond, 5 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich & A. Wong ( CBH, ZRC) . Other areas – 4 ex., Lorong Banir , pond 1, 14 Jul.1995, NS 200, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 7 ex., Lorong Banir , pond 1, 28 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) ; 16 ex., Lorong Banir , pond 2, 16 Jun.1995, NS 191, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 6 ex., Bukit Batok Nature Park , pond, 23 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) .

Distribution. – Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Laos, West Malaysia, Indonesia [Sumatra, Kalimantan] ( Biström, 1996) and Singapore (Balke et al., 1999).

Ecology. – The most common species of the genus in Singapore. Hydrovatus sinister is an inhabitant of shallow, muddy water of open swamps, artificial ponds (garden and park ponds, quarry ponds), and slow flowing irrigation ditches. The habitat is rich in rotten leaves, sedges and submerged plants.