New and little known species of Hydroglyphus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from Arabia and adjacent areas
Author
Hájek, Jiří
Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ- 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic; e-mail: jiri _ hajek @ nm. cz
Author
Wewalka, Günther
Starkfriedgasse 16, A- 1190 Wien, Austria; e-mail: guenther. wewalka @ ages. at
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2009
2009-06-30
49
1
93
102
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5319222
0374-1036
5319222
Hydroglyphus infirmus
(Boheman, 1848)
Material examined.
OMAN
:
7 spec.
,
Dhofar region
, Rakhyut [ca.
16°44′N
,
54°20′E
],
0–50 m
a.s.l.,
13.–14.i.1997
, S. Jákl leg. (
NMPC
).
YEMEN
:
6 spec.
,
Al Bayda
gov., At Taghiq vill. env., NW
Al Bayda
by road,
14°08′26″N
,
45°25′53″E
,
1968 m
,
4.–5.xi.2007
, A. Reiter leg. (
NMPC
).
Distribution.
Widely distributed African species occurring in most areas of southern and eastern Africa and reaching the Arabian Peninsula in the north (cf.
BISTRÖM 1986
). In Arabia probably common but possibly confused with
H. confusus
(Klug, 1834)
.
First record from
Oman
and
Yemen
.