Genus Orectochilus Dejean, 1833 (1 sp.)

14— Orectochilus villosus (Müller, 1776)

Gyrinus villosus Müller, 1776:68

TYPE LOCALITY: Denmark.

SYNTYPES: not studied.

DESCRIPTION: Holmen (1987:64).

NEW COMBINATION: Dejean (1833:59).

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: AFR PAL ORI–NV.

REFERENCES: Régimbart (1884); Régimbart (1891); Régimbart (1895); Pic (1909); Ahlwarth (1910); Alfieri (1976); Franciscolo (1979); Angelini (1984); Holmen (1987); Mazzoldi (1995); Kıyak et al. (2006). REMARKS: The Egyptian distribution of O. villosus (Müller, 1776) was not included in the catalogue of Mazzoldi (2003).