Laccophilus pallescens Régimbart, 1903

Hájek, Jiří & Reiter, Antonín, 2014, Adephagous water beetles (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae) of Yemen and Dhofar region (Oman) with description of a new Hyphydrus from Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54, pp. 63-99 : 94

Laccophilus pallescens Régimbart, 1903

Published records. WEWALKA (2004: 471): Socotra.

Material examined. YEMEN: SOCOTRA ISLAND: 1♀, Dixam plateau, Sinhin area, 12°31ʹ08ʺN, 53°59ʹ09″E, 812 m, 1.–2.xii.2003, J. Farkač leg. ; 1J, Dixam plateau, wadi Zerriq, 12°31ʹ08ʺN, 53°59ʹ09ʺE, 750 m, 3.xii.2003, P.Kabátek leg. ; 4 spec., same locality, pools, Juncus marsh, 12°29.6ʹN, 53°59.5ʹE, 655 m, 13.–14.vi.2012, J. Bezděk, J. Hájek, V. Hula, P. Kment, I. Malenovský, J. Niedobová & L. Purchart leg. ; 8 spec., 6 km SE of Hadibo, wadi Denegen , 12°36ʹ42ʺN, 54°03ʹ41ʺE, 140 m, 4.v.2004, A. Reiter leg. ; 3 spec., Dresmoiten vill., wadi Darho, 12°30ʹ18ʺN, 54°02ʹ08ʺE, 365 m, 13.v.2004, A. Reiter leg. ; 5 spec., wadi Ayhaft , 12°36.5ʹN, 53°58.9ʹE, 200 m, pool, 7.–8.xi.2010, J. Hájek leg. (all NMPC) .

Habitat. Collected mostly in larger pools of drying up streams in wadis (e.g. Figs 12, 14 ). Distribution. Widely distributed Afrotropical species (cf. GUIGNOT 1959)

Figures

Figs 12–14. Aquatic habitats in Socotra. 12 – temporary stream in wadi Ayhaft; 13 – spring pool with filamentous algae in wadi Madar; 14 – pools surrounded with Juncus sp. marsh in wadi Zerig.