Hydrovatus saundersi Biström, 1996

Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1), pp. 97-145 : 115

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245166
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scientific name	Hydrovatus saundersi Biström, 1996
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Hydrovatus saundersi Biström, 1996 View in CoL

Hydrovatus saundersi Biström, 1996: 321 View in CoL ; Balke et al., 1999: 325; Nilsson, 2001: 200.

Material examined. – 107 specimens – Area? - 1 ex., Singapore, Bi 4.23 flew/ Singapore, C. J. Saunders BM 1929-369 ; 1 ex., Bi 9.22 flew/ Singapore, C. J. Saunders BM 1929-369 ( BMNH) . Central catchment area - 6 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 6 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich ( CBH) ; 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 26 Aug.1992, y 840, coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 89 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 21 Apr.1997, coll. Balke & Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) ; 9 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 26 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH, ZRC) .

Distribution. – West Malaysia, Singapore ( Biström, 1996; Balke et al., 1999).

Ecology. – Hydrovatus saundersi is an inhabitant of shallow, open or semi-shaded water of primary freshwater swamps. The habitat is rich in submerged vegetation and sedges, the bottom chiefly of mud and rotten leaves.