Ochthebius

Perkins, Philip D., 2011, New species and new collection records of aquatic beetles in the genus Ochthebius Leach from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Zootaxa 3093, pp. 1-34 : 26-27

Ochthebius (s.s.) salinarius Balfour-Browne, 1954

Fig. 21 (map)

New collection records (305 specimens): South Africa: Eastern Cape Province: 20 km N Port Elizabeth, 33° 33' S, 25° 41' E, 8 iii 1997, Hess & Heckes (24) (26 NMW); Fresh water marsh, Fish River at Hwy R72, 31° 22' S, 25° 41' E, 22 v 2005, G. L. Challet (20 NMW); Wilderness NP, Langvlei, Malachite bird hide, Juncus krausi and bush litter sievings, 33° 59' S, 22° 41' E, 30 xi 1996, B. & M. Uhlig (10 ZMHB); KwaZulu-Natal Province: Mtubatuba, 28° 22' S, 32° 19' E, 24–25 iii 1968, P. J. Spangler (4 USNM); Ndumu Game Reserve, shore washing, salty water, 26° 54' S, 32° 16' E, 12 vi 1989, Endrödy-Younga & Klimaszewski (#2613) (11 TMSA); Mpumalanga Province: Kruger Nat. Park, Pafuri, 22° 25' S, 31° 17' E, 12 ii 1994, Endrödy-Younga (#2998) (2 TMSA); Kruger Nat. Pk., Punda Maria Ngotsodam, shore washing, 21° 26' S, 31° 14' E, 7 ii 1994, Endrödy-Younga (#2984) (2 TMSA); Kruger National Park, Malonga springs, shore washing, 22° 36' S, 31° 20' E, 8 ii 1994, Endrody-Younga (2985) (2 TMSA); Mathlakusapan, shore washing, 22° 37' S, 31° 22' E, 4 ii 1997, Endrody-Younga (#2991) (2 TMSA); Transvaal Province: Pond in river at Elaandsbaai, brackish water, 32° 18' S, 18° 21' E, 24 viii 2004, G. L. Challet (2 NMW); Western Cape Province: Cape Agulhas, Soetendalsvlei, 34° 43' S, 19° 59' E, 1 i 1992, Mazzoldi (1 NMW); Drying pond in river at Graafwater, 32° 9' S, 18° 36' E, 28 ii 1997, G. L. Challet (3 NMW); 8 mi. E. Wilderness, 33° 58' S, 22° 43' E, 13 iii 1968, P. J. Spangler (37 USNM); Drying pond in Berg River at Hopefield, 33° 4' S, 18° 21' E, 28 ii 1995, G. L. Challet (1 NMW); Hermon, 33° 25' S, 18° 58' E, 5 iii 1968, P. J. Spangler (1 USNM); Plettenberg Bay, 34° 5' S, 23° 25' E, 14 iii 1968, P. J. Spangler (161 USNM); Wilderness NP, stream in road to Swartvlei, 33° 59' S, 22° 37' E, 22 iii 2001, I. Ribera & A. Cieslak (8) (1 MNCN).

Distribution. A widely distributed species, often found near the coast, along the southern and eastern areas of southern Africa ( Fig. 21 ). Not yet known from Namibia or the northwestern coastal area of South Africa.

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FIGURES 21 – 22. Geographical distributions of Ochthebius. 21. O. salinarius. 22. O. spatulus.