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Hydrovatus sinister Sharp 1890

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Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890

Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890: 343; Biström, 1996: 521, and references therein; Balke et al., 1999: 325; Nilsson, 2001: 192.

Material examined. – 160 specimens - Central catchment area - 21 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 20 Sep.1993, y 843, coll. C. M. Yang (ZRC); 1 ex., idem, 26 Aug.1993, coll. K. L. Yeo (ZRC); 2 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 26 Aug.1992, coll. K. L. Yeo (ZRC); 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 16 May.1992, coll. C. M. Yang (ZRC); 38 ex., idem, 6 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich (CBH, ZRC); 150 ex., idem, 21 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich (CBH, ZRC); 8 ex., idem, 26 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & C. M. Yang (CBH). Sungai Buloh - 10 ex., Nature Park, pond, 5 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich & A. Wong (CBH, ZRC). Other areas – 4 ex., Lorong Banir, pond 1, 14 Jul.1995, NS 200, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC); 7 ex., Lorong Banir, pond 1, 28 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich (CBH); 16 ex., Lorong Banir, pond 2, 16 Jun.1995, NS 191, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC); 6 ex., Bukit Batok Nature Park, pond, 23 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich (CBH).

Distribution. – Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Laos, West Malaysia, Indonesia [Sumatra, Kalimantan] (Biström, 1996) and Singapore (Balke et al., 1999).

Ecology. – The most common species of the genus in Singapore. Hydrovatus sinister is an inhabitant of shallow, muddy water of open swamps, artificial ponds (garden and park ponds, quarry ponds), and slow flowing irrigation ditches. The habitat is rich in rotten leaves, sedges and submerged plants.

Notes

Published as part of Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, pp. 97-145 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1) on page 115, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881

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References

  • Sharp, D., 1890. On some aquatic Coleoptera from Ceylon. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1890: 339 - 359.
  • Bistrom, O., 1996. Taxonomic revision of the genus Hydrovatus Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Entomologica Basiliensia, 19: 57 - 584.
  • Nilsson, A. N., 2001. Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). In: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 3. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 395 pp.