Ochthebius (Aulacochthebius) continentalis, Orchymont 1929

Perkins, Philip D., 2023, Taxonomic revision of African water beetles in the genus Ochthebius Leach (1815) subgenus Aulacochthebius Kuwert (1887) (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Zootaxa 5228 (5), pp. 501-546 : 503

O. (A.) continentalis Orchymont 1929

Originally described from Kenya. According to the original description this species has distinctive longitudinal grooves on the metaventral plaque (e.g., Fig. 9 ). I have examined specimens, including the male genitalia, from Kenya, Angola and South Africa, which have the plaque grooves. All of these specimens have the same shape of the aedeagus ( Fig. 9 ). This identity decision needs to be verified by examining, including the male genitalia, type specimens of O. (A.) continentalis Orchymont , which should be in the Orchymont collection at the Brussels Museum (RBINS).

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FIGURE 9. O. (A.) continentalis Orchymont, habitus and aedeagus of specimen from South Africa.