Coelostoma fallaciosum d’Orchymont, 1936

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 129

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245277

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scientific name

Coelostoma fallaciosum d’Orchymont, 1936
status

 

Coelostoma fallaciosum d’Orchymont, 1936 View in CoL

Coelostoma fallaciosum d’Orchymont, 1936: 19 View in CoL ; Fernando, 1961: 23; Hansen, 1999: 244, and references therein.

Material examined. – 4 specimens – Central catchment area - 1 ex., Chestnut Drive , Seletar Forest, 9 Jun.1994, NS 156, coll. H. K. Lua et al. ( ZRC). Sungai Buloh - 3 ex., pond, 5 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( CBH) .

Distribution. – Indonesia [Sumatra], Malaysia [West Malaysia, Sabah], Brunei, Vietnam, Southern China (d’Orchymont, 1936; Fernando, 1961; Hansen, 1999). Singapore!

Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow and muddy water at the edge of ponds, pools, puddles, and protected embayments of slow-flowing streams and ditches. In general the habitat must be rich in rotten leaves and plant debris. Coelostoma fallaciosum is not commonly attracted by light ( Fernando, 1961).

Fernando, C. H., 1961. Notes on Aquatic Insects caught at Light in Malaya with a Discussion of their Distribution and Dispersal. Bulletin of the National Museum, Singapore, 32 (1963): 80 - 90.

Hansen, M., 1999. Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). In: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 416 pp.

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Hydrophilidae

Genus

Coelostoma