Ochthebius (Aulacochthebius) tenuipunctus, Regimbart 1906

Perkins, Philip D., 2023, Taxonomic revision of African water beetles in the genus Ochthebius Leach (1815) subgenus Aulacochthebius Kuwert (1887) (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Zootaxa 5228 (5), pp. 501-546 : 503

O. (A.) tenuipunctus Régimbart 1906

Members of the O. (A.) tenuipunctus species group are immediately recognized by the very smooth dorsum, especially the elytra (e.g., Fig. 2 ). O. (A.) tenuipunctus Régimbart was originally described from Kenya. Among the specimens available for this study from Kenya are two species in the O. (A.) tenuipunctus species group. Based on the description published by Orchymont (1929), one of these species has been determined to be O. (A.) tenuipunctus Régimbart. This decision needs to be verified by examining, including the male genitalia, type specimens of O. (A.) tenuipunctus Régimbart , which should be in the Régimbart collection at the Paris Museum (MNHN).

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FIGURE 2. Dorsal habitus of species in O. (A.) tenuipunctus Group.