Eretes griseus ( Fabricius, 1781 )

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 119

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scientific name	Eretes griseus ( Fabricius, 1781 )
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Eretes griseus ( Fabricius, 1781) View in CoL

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Dytiscus sticticus Linnaeus, 1767: 666 . Dytiscus griseus Fabricius, 1781: 293 . Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus) View in CoL - Castelnau, 1833: 450. Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus) View in CoL - Fernando, 1964: 87; Vazirani, 1977:

73, and references therein; Chen et al., 1998: 27; Nilsson, 2001:

99. Eretes griseus ( Fabricius, 1781) - Miller, 2002: 247-272.

Material examined. – 3 specimens – Central catchment area - 2 ex., Rifle Range Road , 22 Jul.1982, coll. D. H. Murphy ( ZRC). Other areas - 1 ex., Kent Ridge Pond , 20 Jul.1982, coll. D. H. Murphy ( ZRC) .

Distribution. – Oriental and East Palaearctic realms ( Miller, 2002). Singapore!

Ecology. – This species occurs in large, unshaded standing water bodies with sandy or gravelly bottom, and without or sparse aquatic vegetation ( Fernando, 1964). In Southeast Asia, Eretes griseus is therefore more common in cultivated areas than in forested areas. Eretes griseus is a good flyer and often attracted to light.

Remarks. – This species is sold as food in Northern Thailand ( Chen et al., 1998).

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References

Castelnau, F. L., 1833. Etudes entomologiques ou descriptions des Insectes nouveaux et observations sur leur synonymie. Paris: Mequignon-Marvis (1834 - 1835), 159 pp, 4 pl.

Chen, P. P., S. Wongsiri, T. Jamyanya, T. E. Rinderer, S. Vongsamanode, M. Matsuka, H. A. Sylvester & B. P. Odlroyd, 1998. Honey Bees and Other Edible Insects Used as Human Food in Thailand. American Entomologist, 44 (1): 24 - 29.

Fabricius, J. C., 1781. Species Insectorum 1, 348 pp.

Fernando, C. H., 1964. Notes on aquatic insects colonizing an isolated pond in Mawai, Johore. Bulletin of the National Museum, Singapore, 30: 19 - 31.

Linnaeus, C., 1767. Systema naturae, sive regna tria naturae systematice proposita per classes, ordines, genera et species. (12 th edition), 1 (2). Holmiae: Laur. Salvii. Pp. 533 - 1327.

Miller, K. B., 2002. Revision of the Genus Eretes Laporte, 1833 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Aquatic Insects 24 (4): 247 - 272.

Nilsson, A. N., 2001. Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). In: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 3. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 395 pp.

Vazirani, T. G., 1977. Catalogue of Oriental Dytiscidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper, 6: ii + 111 pp.

Figures

Figs. 18-23. 18.Hydaticus fabricii (MacLeay, 1825) (Fam. Dytiscidae, 10.5 mm); 19. Leiodytes nicobaricus (Redtenbacher, 1867) (Fam. Dytiscidae, 2.1 mm); 20. Hydrovatus rufoniger rufoniger (Clark, 1863) (Fam. Dytiscidae, 3.6 mm); 21. Laccophilus medialis Sharp, 1882 (Fam. Dytiscidae, 3.3 mm); 22. Copelatus minutissimus Balfour-Browne, 1939 (Fam. Dytiscidae, 4.1 mm); 23. Eretes griseus (Fabricius, 1781) (Fam. Dytiscidae, 13.5 mm).