Neobidessus persimilis ( Régimbart, 1895 )

Scheers, Kevin & Thomaes, Arno, 2022, A preliminary checklist of the minute diving beetles of Belize (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini), Belgian Journal of Entomology 125, pp. 1-15 : 12

Neobidessus persimilis ( Régimbart, 1895)

STUDIED MATERIAL. TOLEDO: Punta Gorda , puddle on road, 16°06'20,3"N, 88°48'29,5"W, 13. V.2015, Leg. K. Scheers & A. Thomaes (7 ex.) ; Punta Gorda , fishpond, 16°06'24,6"N, 88°48'25,5"W, 23.IV.2015, Leg. K. Scheers & A. Thomaes (2 ex.) ; Punta Gorda , tyre rut puddle, 16°05'24"N, 88°51'6,5"W, 25.IV.2015, Leg. K. Scheers & A. Thomaes (10 ex.) ; Punta Gorda , small stream, 16°05'17,8"N, 88°52'4"W, 25.IV.2015, Leg. K. Scheers & A. Thomaes (10 ex.) ; Punta Gorda , puddle in temporary marsh, 16°05’19,3”N, 88°52’3,7”W, 25.IV.2015, Leg. K. Scheers & A. Thomaes (4 ex.) ; Punta Gorda , small stream, 16°05'27,3"N, 88°51'32,7"W, 25.IV.2015, Leg. K. Scheers & A. Thomaes (4 ex.) ; Punta Gorda , small stream, 16°05'37,8"W, 88°50'35,6"W, 25.IV.2015, Leg. K. Scheers & A. Thomaes (1 ex.) .

DISTRIBUTION. Belize (first record), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua ( YOUNG, 1977). In Belize only known from the southern part of the Toledo district ( Fig. 2 J ).

HABITAT. In the south of Belize this species is found in small puddles and tyre ruts and in pools in small, sluggish streams.

NOTE. This species is rather widespread in Central America, occurring from Nicaragua to Mexico, but in Belize it seems to be restricted to the extreme south where it was only found in the vicinity of the city Punta Gorda near coastal level.

Figures

Fig. 2. Distribution of Bidessini in Belize: A, Anodocheilus francescae Young, 1974; B, Anodocheilus guatemalensis (Zaitzev, 1910); C, Bidessodes elongatus (Sharp, 1882); D, Bidessonotus caraibus (Chevrolat, 1863); E, Bidessonotus mexicanus Régimbart, 1895; F, Bidessonotus mobilis J. Balfour-Browne, 1947; G, Bidessonotus pollostus Young, 1990; H, Bidessonotus vicinus Young, 1990; I, Neobidessus obtusoides Young, 1977; J, Neobidessus persimilis (Régimbart, 1895); K, Uvarus spretus (Sharp, 1882). Yellow dots indicate literature records and red dots studied material.