Sternolophus solieri Laporte, 1840

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Sternolophus solieri Laporte, 1840

Synonyms.

Sternolophus rufipes Solier, 1834, Helobius noticollis Mulsant, 1851, Hydrous aeratus Reiche & Saulcy, 1854, Hydrous graecus Baudi, 1864, Sternolophus punctatulus Schaufuss, 1883.

Remarks.

Lentic waters, in vegetation.

Distribution.

Widespread to Western, Central and Eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Cape Verdes, the Comoros; reaching the Palaearctic in Algeria, Egypt, Greece and Israel.

St Lucia records.

Recorded at Western Shores, Eastern Shores and False Bay in November 2013 and January/February 2015. Previously recorded at False Bay by the authors and deposited at UKZN in 2008.