Canthydrus morsbachi ( Wehncke, 1876 )

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245120
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D687B7-A724-FFAE-39CE-FF38BE474CD8
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Canthydrus morsbachi ( Wehncke, 1876 )
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Canthydrus morsbachi ( Wehncke, 1876) View in CoL

Hydrocanthus morsbachi Wehncke, 1876: 222 View in CoL .

Canthydrus morsbachi (Wehncke) View in CoL - Sharp, 1882: 276; Régimbart, 1899: 247; Zimmermann, 1920: 12, 1928: 2; Vazirani, 1968: 232; 1977: 7; Yano et al., 1983a: 16.

Material examined. – 165 specimens – Central catchment area - 1 ex., SICC, Sime Rd. , MacRitchie Forest, plot 22, 7 May.1993, NS 72, coll. T.W. Koh et al. ( ZRC) . Sungai Buloh - 3 ex., 15 Nov.1990, coll. C. M. Yang & K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 6 ex., shallow pool no. 3, 4 Dec.1990, coll. C. M. Yang & K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 4 ex., pond, 34e, 16 Jan.1991, coll. C. M. Yang et al. ( ZRC) ; 6 ex., 10 Apr.1991, 34b, coll. C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 43 ex., fish pond, H.R. light trap, 10 Jul.1992, y 804, coll. K. Lim ( ZRC) ; 78 ex., fish pond, 5 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) . Other areas - 1 ex., Pasir Ris Mangrove , at light, 14 Nov.1989, coll. Y.H. Koo & K. Lim ( ZRC) ; 16 ex., Fish pond near Kranji , Turut Track off New Tiew Road, 10 Oct.1990, coll. C. M. Yang et al. ( ZRC) ; 2 ex., Neo Tiew Road , Turat track, 27 Nov.1990, ZRC.6., coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 2 ex., Lorong Banir , pond 1, 16 Jun.1995, NS 190, coll. C. M. Yang & H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 3 ex., pond 1, 28 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) .

Distribution. – Cambodia, India, Indonesia [Sumatra], Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam. An African [ Congo] report needs to be confirmed ( Vazirani, 1977).

Ecology. – An inhabitant of shallow, muddy water of open or semi-shaded, more permanent swamps and artificial ponds (e.g., fish ponds and paddy fields)(see Yano et al., 1983a). The habitat must be rich in rotten leaves and submerged plants. The species also occurs in brackish waters of coastal and mangrove swamps (e.g., Sungai Buloh Nature Park and Pasir Ris Mangrove).