The Hydrophiloid beetles of Socotra Island (Coleoptera: Georissidae, Hydrophilidae)
Author
Fikáček, Martin
Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ- 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic; e-mail: mfikacek @ gmail. com & Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, CZ- 128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic
Author
Delgado, Juan A.
Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain; e-mail: jdelgado @ um. es
Author
Gentili, Elio
Via San Gottardo 37, I- 21030 Varese-Rasa, Italy; e-mail: elio. gentili. 32 @ alice. it
text
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
2012
2012-12-17
52
107
130
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5334580
0374-1036
5334580
Laccobius
(
Microlaccobius
)
minor
(Wollaston, 1867)
Material examined.
1 J,
1 ♀
(
NMPC
): Qadub,
12°38.3′N
53°57.3′E
, saline,
14.vi.2012
,
Socotra
Expedition 2012 lgt.
Distribution.
Laccobius minor
is a species widespread in savannah and semidesert areas of Africa, reaching northwards to Yemen, southern Saudi Arabia, Israel and Lebanon (
GENTILI 1981
,
1988
,
1989
;
HEBAUER 1994
).
First record from
Socotra Island
.
Note.
The Socotran specimens were collected in shallow exposed pools in the salt marsh ca.
20 m
of the seacoast.