Hydrovatus jaechi 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 : 114

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13245144
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D687B7-A73E-FFB4-39F4-F88EBC9E49C5
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Hydrovatus jaechi Biström, 1996
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Treatment

Hydrovatus jaechi Biström, 1996 View in CoL

Hydrovatus jaechi Biström, 1996: 543 View in CoL ; Nilsson, 2001: 191.

Material examined. – 15 specimens - Central catchment area - 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest , 19 Sep.1991, coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 9 ex., idem, 26 Aug.1992, y 840, coll. K. L. Yeo ( ZRC) ; 4 ex., idem, blacklight, 22 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich ( CBH) . Bukit Timah - 1 ex., Nature Reserve , 13 Dec.1995, coll. T. Wong, H. K. Lua et al. ( ZRC) .

Distribution. – Indonesia: Siberut ( Biström, 1996). First record for the Malaysian Peninsula and Singapore!

Ecology. – The species inhabits shallow, muddy water of open or semi-shaded freshwater swamps. The habitat is rich in rotten leaves and dense submerged vegetation. Hydrovatus jaechi was also collected at light at the edge of a freshwater swamp.