Water beetles from the Bokkeveld Plateau: a semi-arid hotspot of freshwater biodiversity in the Northern Cape of South Africa
Author
Bilton, David T.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4268
2
191
214
journal article
33044
10.11646/zootaxa.4268.2.2
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1175-5326
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Hydrophilidae
Anacaena capensis
Hebauer, 1999
Previously reported from the Western and Northern Cape provinces (
Komarek 2004
;
Bilton 2014a
). Site 5.
*
Anacaena glabriventris
Komarek, 2004
Known from
Eastern
Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and
Western
Cape
provinces. Sites 2, 9, 12 & 13.
Anacaena namaqua
Bilton & Komarek, 2016
Known only from the Bokkeveld and the nearby Gifberg-Matsikammaberg massif, but widespread and abundant in a variety of waterbody types. Sites 1, 2, 5–8, 11 & 14.
Crenitis zimmermanni
Knisch, 1924
Previously reported from the Western and Northern Cape provinces (
Bilton 2014a
), this appears to be the most abundant
Crenitis
during spring in these regions. Sites 1, 2, 5–8 & 14.
Paracymus amplus
Wooldridge, 1977
A South African endemic, recorded from the Hantamsberg by
Bilton (2014a)
. Site 12.
*
Paracymus pisanus
J. Balfour-Browne, 1954
Relatively widespread in southern Africa. Sites 1 & 11.
Berosus crassipes
Schödl, 1995
A relatively widespread South African endemic. Site 4.
Berosus punctulatus
Boheman, 1851
Widespread in southern Africa. Site 4.
*
Berosus continentalis
Knisch, 1922
Previously reported from the
Eastern and
Western
Cape
provinces. A brackish-water species. Site 3.
Berosus pudens
J. Balfour-Browne, 1954
A relatively widespread South African endemic. Site 1.
*
Enochrus hartmanni
Hebauer, 1998
Described from the
Western
Cape Province
. Sites 1, 5–7 &12.
Helochares dilutus
(Erichson, 1843)
A widespread Afrotropical species. Site 1.
*
Limnoxenus sjoestedti
Knisch, 1924
Previously known only from the
Western
Cape Province
. Site 1.