Lacconectus krikkeni Brancucci, 1986

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 119

Lacconectus krikkeni Brancucci, 1986

Lacconectus krikkeni Brancucci, 1986: 130 ; 1987: 93; Hendrich & Yang, 1999: 258; Balke et al., 1999: 325; Nilsson, 2001: 78.

Material examined. – 136 specimens – Central catchment area – 2 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 18 May.1993, NS 86 A 23, coll. C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 3 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , near pipeline, flight intercept trap, 23-29 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) ; 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , small waterhole at pipeline, 26 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) ; 2 ex., Upper Peirce Reservoir , 26 Apr.1997, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) . Bukit Timah – 5 ex., Bukit Timah , 2 Apr.1997, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., Bukit Timah , 6 Dec.1995, NS 204, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 4 ex., Nature Reserve (N. R.) , waterhole on track leading to Catchment Hut , 18 Jan.1991, coll. C. M. Yang ( ZRC) ; 34 ex., N.R. (70 m), 27 Aug.1993, coll. M. Balke & C. M. Yang ( CBH, ZRC) ; 22 ex., N.R., stream n. plot 13, 3 May.1993, coll. C.Y. Chang ( ZRC) ; 51 ex., N.R., 14 Dec.1995, NS 216, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 1 ex., N.R., 8 Dec.1995, NS 208A, coll. H. K. Lua ( ZRC) ; 12 ex., N.R., small stream, 9 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) .

Distribution. – Brunei, Malaysia [Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak] ( Brancucci, 1986; Hendrich, in prep.), Singapore (Balke et al., 1999).

Ecology. – See L. corayi . One of the most common Lacconectus species in Malaysia and widespread in the lowland and lower mountain forests. In many areas L. krikkeni occurs in association with L. corayi Brancucci (Hendrich & Yang, 1999) . In Singapore this species is confined to the forests of Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Nee Soon Swamp Forest.

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