Helochares taprobanicus Sharp, 1890
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Helochares taprobanicus Sharp, 1890 |
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Helochares taprobanicus Sharp, 1890 View in CoL
Helochares taprobanicus Sharp, 1890: 351 View in CoL . Helochares atro-piceus Régimbart, 1903b: 53 View in CoL ; Hebauer, 1995b: 8. Helochares taprobanicus Sharp View in CoL - Knisch, 1924b: 199; d’Orchymont,
1932: 690; Fernando, 1961: 23; Hebauer, 1995b: 8; Hansen,
1999: 163, and references therein.
Material examined. – 8 specimens – Central catchment area - 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 21 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , at blacklight, 22 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( ZRC) . Sungai Buloh - 1 ex., pond, 5 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( ZRC) . Pulau Ubin – 2 ex., pond near Kampung Bahru , 28 May.1997, #y905c, coll. K. L. Yeo et al. ( ZRC) . Other areas – 1 ex., Lorong Banir , “K” stream, 24 May.1994, coll. K.C. Quek et al. ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Lorong Banir , pond 2, 16 Jun.1995, NS 191, coll. H. K. Lua et al. ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Lorong Banir , pond 1, 28 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & C. M. Yang ( ZRC) .
Distribution. – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, West Malaysia, Indonesia [Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan] and New Guinea ( Hebauer, 1995b; Hansen, 1999). Singapore!
Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of half-shaded pools, puddles and slow-flowing streams and ditches mainly in or nearby forested areas. The population density of the species seems to be very low and it is difficult to collect larger amounts of specimens in a habitat. The beetles crawl deep among packs of rotten leaves and plant debris. Helochares taprobanicus has been recorded at 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.
Hebauer, F., 1995 b. Neues zu den Acidocerina Hansen (Helocharae d'Orchymont) der indomalaiischen Region (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae). Acta Coleopterologica, 11 (3): 3 - 14.
Knisch, A., 1924 b. Hydrophilidae. In: Junk, W. & S. Schenkling (eds.), Coleopterorum Catatalogus, Berlin, 79: 1 - 306.
Regimbart, M., 1903 b. Contribution a la faune Indo-Chinoise. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 72: 52 - 64.
Sharp, D., 1890. On some aquatic Coleoptera from Ceylon. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1890: 339 - 359.
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Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore |
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Helochares taprobanicus Sharp, 1890
Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael 2004 |
Helochares taprobanicus
Hebauer, F 1995: 8 |
Knisch, A 1924: 199 |
Regimbart, M 1903: 53 |
Sharp, D 1890: 351 |