Neohydrocoptus bivittis ( Motschulsky, 1859 )

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 108-111

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D687B7-A724-FFAB-3A71-FA2DBA4749CB
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Neohydrocoptus bivittis ( Motschulsky, 1859 )
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Neohydrocoptus bivittis ( Motschulsky, 1859) View in CoL

Hydrocoptus bivittis Motschulsky, 1859: 44 ; Vazirani, 1968: 224. Hydrocoptus (Neohydrocoptus) bivittis Motschulsky : Satô, 1972:

143; Vazirani, 1977: 2; Yano et al. 1983a: 16. Neohydrocoptus bivittis (Motschulsky) View in CoL - Nilsson et al., 1989: 313;

Balke et al., 1999: 325; Hebauer et al., 1999: 337.

Material examined. – 32 specimens - Central catchment area - 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 19. Sept.1991, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 4 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , concrete pond, 7. Sep.1991, coll. H. K. Lua et al. ( ZRC) ; 15 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , Nature Reserve Survey, H.R. light trap 19:30-21:30, 17 Jun.1992, coll. C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 6 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( CBH) ; 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 21 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) ; 3 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , blacklight trap, 22 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) . Sungai Buloh - 1 ex., Sungai Buloh , 5 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( ZRC) . Other areas - 1 ex., Kent Ridge Park Pond , 24 Aug.1993, coll. M. Balke & C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 4 ex., MacRitchie Reservoir, Sime Road , ‘H’ stm. pool, 8 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Botanic Gardens, NIE Ecology Pond , 22 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) . Distribution. – China [Hainan], India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Singapore ( Vazirani, 1977; Nilsson, 1995; Balke et al., 1999) .

Ecology. – An inhabitant of shallow water of open or semi-shaded primary swamps, artificial ponds (e.g., fish ponds or paddy fields, Yano et al., 1983a), and slowly flowing ditches or streams. The species is also attracted by light.