Rhantaticus congestus (Klug, 1833)

Perissinotto, Renzo, Bird, Matthew S. & Bilton, David T., 2016, Predaceous water beetles (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) of the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa: biodiversity, community ecology and conservation implications, ZooKeys 595, pp. 85-135 : 111

Rhantaticus congestus (Klug, 1833)

Synonyms.

Hydaticus rochasi Perroud & Montrousier, 1864; Hydaticus signatipennis Laporte, 1835

Remarks.

Likely to be a species complex.

Distribution.

Widespread in Old World tropics.

St Lucia records.

Obtained from available museum collections and ad hoc collections by the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2012. Recorded at Eastern Shores and False Bay in November 2013 and January/February 2015, during this study.