Hydrovatus acuminatus Motschulsky, 1859

Perissinotto, Renzo, Bird, Matthew S. & Bilton, David T., 2016, Predaceous water beetles (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) of the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa: biodiversity, community ecology and conservation implications, ZooKeys 595, pp. 85-135 : 117

Hydrovatus acuminatus Motschulsky, 1859

Synonyms.

Hydrovatus acuminatus furvus Guignot, 1950; Hydrovatus affinis Régimbart, 1895; Hydroporus badius Clark, 1863; Hydrovatus consanguineous Régimbart, 1880; Hydrovatus ferrugineus Zimmermann, 1919; Hydrovatus humilis Sharp, 1882; Hydroporus malaccae Clark, 1863; Hydrovatus obscurus Motschulsky, 1859; Hydrovatus obscurus Régimbart, 1895; Hydrovatus sordidus Sharp, 1882

Remarks.

Ponds in dense vegetation.

Distribution.

Widespread in Afrotropics, to Oriental Region.

St Lucia records.

Not previously recorded from St Lucia. Recorded at Western Shores, Eastern Shores and False Bay in January/February 2015, during the course of this study.