Genus Canthydrus Sharp, 1882 (1 sp.)

3— Canthydrus diophthalmus (Reiche & Saulcy, 1855)

Hydrocanthus diophthalmus Reiche & Saulcy, 1855:641

TYPE LOCALITY: Beirut (Lebanon).

SYNTYPES: MNHN.

DESCRIPTION: Montes & Soler (1985:189).

NEW COMBINATION: Montes & Soler (1985:191).

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: AFR PAL–CS ED NV SI WD.

REFERENCES: Schaum (1864); Régimbart (1878); Sharp (1882); Branden (1885); Seidlitz (1887); Régimbart (1895); Sahlberg (1903a); Sahlberg (1903b); Ferrante (1908); Pic (1909); Andres (1913a); Andres (1913b); Sahlberg (1913); Alfieri (1916); Storey (1916); Bedel (1925); Balfour-Browne (1951); Alfieri (1976); El Sherif et al. (1976); Franciscolo (1979); Dettner (1997); Ahmed & Angus (2000); Zalat et al. (2000); Nilsson (2003); Ahmed (2004); Hendawy et al. (2005); Nilsson (2011).