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Hyphydrus lyratus subsp. lyratus Swartz 1808

Description

Hyphydrus lyratus lyratus Swartz, 1808

Hyphydrus lyratus Swartz in Schönherr, 1808: 29; Yano et al., 1983b: 109.

Hyphydrus lyratus lyratus Swartz: Biström, 1982: 22, and references therein; Biström et al., 1993: 293; Hendrich & Balke, 1995: 37; Nilsson, 2001: 223.

Material examined. – 3 specimens - Sungai Buloh - 1 ex., Nature Park, 10 Apr.1991, 34E, coll. K. Lim (ZRC); 2 ex., Nature Park, mercury light trap, 10 Jul.1992, y 804, coll. K. Lim (ZRC).

Distribution. – Australia, China, Japan [Okinawa, in coll. Hendrich], Fiji Islands, Indonesia [Bali, Sumbawa], Laos, Malaysia [Peninsular Malaysia], Myanmar, New Guinea, Thailand, Vietnam (Biström, 1982; Biström et al., 1993; Hendrich & Balke, 1995). Singapore!

Ecology. – Hyphydrus lyratus inhabits different kinds of exposed lentic habitats. The species is found in muddy pools, ponds, paddy fields and ditches preferable in disturbed areas. The species is often attracted to light. It is the most common species of the genus in Southeast Asia (Yano et al., 1983b; Biström, 1982; Hendrich & Balke, 1995).

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 116, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ZRC
Event date
1991-04-10 , 1992-07-10
Verbatim event date
1991-04-10 , 1992-07-10
Scientific name authorship
Swartz
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Dytiscidae
Genus
Hyphydrus
Species
lyratus
Taxon rank
subSpecies
Taxonomic concept label
Hyphydrus lyratus subsp. lyratus Swartz, 1808 sec. Hendrich & Balke, 2004

References

  • Schonherr, C. J., 1808. Synonyma insectorum, Stockholm, 1 - 2: 1 - 424.
  • Yano, K., Y. I. Chu, P. W. Resma, & M. Sato, 1983 b. Faunal and biological studies on the insects of paddy fields in Asia. XII. Aquatic Coleoptera from Taiwan and the Philippines. Chinese Journal of Entomology, 3 (2): 103 - 118.
  • Bistrom, O., 1982. Revision of the genus Hyphydrus Illiger (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae). Acta zoologica Fennica, 165: 1 - 121.
  • Bistrom, O., M. Balke & L. Hendrich, 1993. A new species of Hyphydrus Illiger 1802 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from West New Guinea, and notes on other species of the genus. Tropical Zoology, 6: 287 - 298.
  • Nilsson, A. N., 2001. Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). In: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 3. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 395 pp.