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.