A preliminary checklist of the minute diving beetles of Belize (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini)
Author
Scheers, Kevin
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) & Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (NPO) (BINCO)
Author
Thomaes, Arno
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
text
Belgian Journal of Entomology
2022
2022-01-26
125
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.11583019
19dcb5c9-3669-4654-8067-48992a510cbc
2295-0214
11583019
9377F481-73E6-4496-B14A-9F5DD4CCFC1C
Bidessonotus pollostus
Young, 1990
PUBLISHED
RECORDS
.
YOUNG
(1990)
.
STUDIED
MATERIAL
. This species is to date only known from the
holotype
and
allotype
which were not studied during this project.
Fig. 5. Shallow pool in partly mowed, small marsh near Punta Gorda (Toledo) with
Anodocheilus francescae
,
Bidessonotus caraibus
,
Bidessonotus vicinus
and
Uvarus spretus
. © Kevin Scheers.
DISTRIBUTION
. Belize (
YOUNG
, 1990
;
MILLER
, 2016). To date only known from the type locality, Corozal
Town
, in north Belize (
Fig. 2 G
).
HABITAT
. Nothing is known on the habitat preference of this species.
NOTE
. This species was described by
YOUNG
(1990)
from Coraxol Town [= Corozal Town], Belize and to date only known from its type locality (
YOUNG
, 1990
;
MILLER
, 2016). Most probably this species is also present in Mexico, taking into account that
Bidessonotus
are good fliers and that the type locality in Belize is only 10 km from the border with Mexico and there are no major natural features that are likely to restrict this species to this single locality.