Riolus villosocostatus (Reiche, 1879)

Lamine, Smail, Lounaci, Abdelkader & Bennas, Nard, 2019, Biodiversity and chorology of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Elmidae and Hydraenidae) in Kabylia (central-north Algeria). New records and updates, Zootaxa 4700 (1), pp. 102-116 : 111

Riolus villosocostatus (Reiche, 1879)

Chorotype. Endemic Maghrebian ( Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia).

Distribution. In Algeria, R. villosocostatus was recorded as Normandia villosocostata from Frenda (Wilaya of Tiaret), Mouzaïa massif (Wilaya of Blida) located in the north-center of the country ( Berthélemy 1964; Arab 2004) and in Tlemcen and Oran wilayas in the north-west of the country ( Berthélemy 1964, 1979). In Kabylia, it has been captured on the Djurdjura massif (wilaya of Tizi-Ouzou) ( Aït Mouloud 1988; Lounaci 1987, 2005). This Species was not captured during this study.