Predaceous water beetles (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) of the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa: biodiversity, community ecology and conservation implications
Author
Perissinotto, Renzo
DST / NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, C / o Department of Zoology, P. O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
Author
Bird, Matthew S.
DST / NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, C / o Department of Zoology, P. O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
Author
Bilton, David T.
Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Marine Science & Engineering, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL 4 8 AA, United Kingdom
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2016-06-02
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8614
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.595.8614
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Herophydrus guineensis (
Aube
, 1838)
Synonyms.
Hydroporus barbarous
Schaum, 1847;
Hydroporus ferrugineus
Lucas, 1846;
Hydroporus hyphydroides
Perris, 1864;
Hydroporus inflatus
Reiche, 1869;
Hydroporus turgidus
Erichson, 1843;
Herophydrus umbrosus
Zimmermann, 1926.
Remarks.
Ponds.
Distribution.
Widespread to Western, Central and Eastern Africa.
St Lucia records.
Not previously recorded from St Lucia. Recorded at Western Shores, Eastern Shores and False Bay in January/February 2015, during the course of this study.
Figure 60.
Herophydrus guineensis
(
Aube
, 1838)4.45 mm, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, False Bay (site 27), January 2015DT Bilton, MS Bird & R Perissinotto leg.