Hydrophorus praecox (Lehmann, 1822)

Material examined. 1 male, 2 females, Salina, 16 Apr. 1977, MJE ; 1 female, Comino, Sta Marija, 17 Apr. 1977, MJE ; 2 males, 3 females, Marsaxlokk, 1 May 1993, MJE; 1 male, 3 females, Wied Incita, 23 Apr. 1994, CED (NHMUK) ; 1 female, Wied Qannotta, 22 Apr. 1994, CED (NHMUK) ; 1 male, 1 female, Gnejna, garigue clay seepage, 11 Feb. 1996, MJE ; 3 males, 1 female, Mgiebah, coastal clay seepages, 16 March 1996, MJE ; 1 female, Wied il-Mistra, 17 March 1996, MJE ; 1 male, 1 female, Ghar Lapsi, coastal rock pools and splash zone, 7 Dec. 1997, MJE ; 1 female, Wied Incita, freshwater rock pool, 5 March 1998, MJE .

Distribution. Almost cosmopolitan, found in all zoogeographical zones, but not in all the countries there. New record for the Maltese Islands.