Canthydrus flavus ( Motschulsky, 1855 )

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 102

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scientific name	Canthydrus flavus ( Motschulsky, 1855 )
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Canthydrus flavus ( Motschulsky, 1855) View in CoL

Hydrocanthus flavus Motschulsky, 1855: 83 View in CoL (part).

Canthydrus fulvescens Régimbart, 1889: 149 .

Canthydrus flavus (Motschulsky) View in CoL - Yano et al., 1983a: 16; Wewalka, 1992: 804, and references therein.

Material examined. – 5 specimens – Central catchment area - 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , Transect “G”, 17 Jun.1992, NS 22, coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC). Other areas - 4 ex., Lorong Banir stream, 10 Jun.1994, NS 157 E, coll. K. C. Queck et al. ( ZRC) .

Distribution. – China, Indonesia [Sumatra, Java], Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam ( Wewalka, 1992). Singapore!

Ecology. – Canthydrus flavus inhabits shallow, muddy waters of open or semi-shaded swamps, the edge of permanent artificial water bodies such as paddy fields ( Yano et al., 1983a), and slow-flowing irrigation ditches. The habitat must be rich in rotten leaves and submerged plants. The species is also attracted to light.

References

Motschulsky, M. de, 1855. Nouveautes. Etudes Entomologiques Motschulsky, 4: 82 - 84.

Regimbart, M., 1889. Contributions a la faune indo-chinoise. 2 e memoire. Hydrocanthares. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, (6) 9: 147 - 156.

Wewalka, G., 1992. Die Canthydrus flavus (Motschulsky) - Gruppe aus Sudostasien (Coleoptera: Noteridae). Linzer biologische Beitrage, 24 (2): 803 - 811.

Yano, K., Y. I. Chu & M. Sato, 1983 a. Faunal and biological studies on the insects of paddy fields in Asia. XI. Records on Aquatic Coleoptera from paddy water in the world. Chinese Journal of Entomology, 3 (1): 15 - 31.