Liodessus luteopictus ( Regimbart , 1897)

Ramahandrison, Andriamirado Tahina, Rakouth, Bakolimalala & Manuel, Michael, 2022, The aquatic Adephaga of the Makay, central-western Madagascar, with description of two new diving beetle species (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae), ZooKeys 1127, pp. 1-60 : 1

Liodessus luteopictus ( Regimbart, 1897)

Liodessus poecilopterus = L. poecilopterus Régimbart, 1900.

Type locality.

Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Curepipe.

Material examined.

1 ♂: MAK-16.

Distribution.

Mauritius, La Réunion, Comoros, Madagascar ( Guignot 1959-1961; Bameul 1984; Biström 1988b). In Madagascar, widespread.

Habitat in study area.

This species was sampled at a single inner massif site, a small pond, partly shaded, at the edge of a gallery forest close to River Andranomanintsy. The water was slowly renewed from the nearby river, the bottom was sandy with moderate plant debris and the water was clear. This small water body was filled in with subaquatic Poaceae including a Panicum species.