Subgenus Liaphlus Guignot, 1928

5— Haliplus (Liaphlus) abbreviatus Wehncke, 1880 Haliplus abbreviatus Wehncke, 1880:73

TYPE LOCALITY: Mesopotamia (Iraq).

LECTOTYPE: MNHN designated by Vondel (1991:81). DESCRIPTION: Vondel (1991:81).

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: PAL –NV WD.

REFERENCES: Alfieri (1976); Vondel (1991); Vondel (2002); Vondel (2003); Vondel (2005a); Vondel (2010).

6— Haliplus (Liaphlus) figuratus Sahlberg, 1908

Haliplus figuratus Sahlberg, 1908:22

TYPE LOCALITY: Cairo (Egypt).

HOLOTYPE: MZH.

DESCRIPTION: Vondel (2010:257).

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: AFR–NV WD.

REFERENCES: Sahlberg (1908); Andres (1913a); Sahlberg (1913); Zimmermann (1920); Guignot (1959); Alfieri (1976); Vondel (2003); Vondel (2005a); Vondel (2010). REMARKS: The holotype was found dead, washed ashore near Cairo, so probably this specimen originates far more upstream of the Nile (Vondel 2010).

7— Haliplus (Liaphlus) maculipennis Schaum, 1864

Haliplus maculipennis Schaum, 1864:107

TYPE LOCALITY: Egypt.

LECTOTYPE: ZSM designated by Vondel (2010:269).

DESCRIPTION: Vondel (2010:269).

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION: AFR–CS NV WD.

REFERENCES: Schaum (1864); Gemminger & Harold (1868); Marseul (1871); Branden (1885); Régimbart (1895); Sahlberg (1903a); Sahlberg (1903b); Ferrante (1908); Pic (1909); Andres (1913a); Sahlberg (1913); Storey (1916); Zimmermann (1920); Guignot (1959); Alfieri (1976); Vondel (1991); Vondel (2003); Vondel (2005a); Vondel (2005b); Stals & De Moor (2008); Vondel (2010).