Ochthebius (Asiobates) dilatatus Stephens, 1829

Lamine, Smail, Lounaci, Abdelkader & Bennas, Nard, 2019, Biodiversity and chorology of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera: Elmidae and Hydraenidae) in Kabylia (central-north Algeria). New records and updates, Zootaxa 4700 (1), pp. 102-116 : 108

Ochthebius (Asiobates) dilatatus Stephens, 1829

Chorotype. Atlanto-Mediterranean.

In Algeria, the species was recorded in many localities ( Jäch 1990) including Alger and Tarfaia (Wilaya of Alger), Oued Isser and Djebel Bou Berak (Wilaya of Boumerdès) and Keira Hammam (Wilaya of Bejaia) located in the central-north of the country, and in the north-east of Skikda. In Kabylia, it was recorded from the Djurdjura massif (Wilaya of Tizi-Ouzou) ( Lounaci-Daoudi 1996; Lounaci 2005). Despite the fact that this species was recorded in the Djurdjura earlier, it was not found during this study.