Hydrochus flavipennis Küster, 1852

Benamar, Loubna, Bennas, Nard, Henegouwen, Arno Van Berge, García-Meseguer, Antonio José, Hassoun, Mustapha, Benali, Naouar & Millán, Andrés, 2024, The Hydrochidae (Coleoptera) of Morocco with a redescription of Hydrochus cf. obtusicollis Fairmaire, 1877, Zootaxa 5458 (2), pp. 197-228 : 200

Hydrochus flavipennis Küster, 1852

Material examined. Rif and Pré-Rif: Chefchaouen. 1 ♂, 1 ♀, S37, 17 -V-2005. 2 ♂, 2 ♀, S49bis, 25-VI-2008. 2 ♂, 1 ♀, S68, 11 -VII-2008. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, S159, 11 -VII-2008. 18 exs, S390, 21-V-2011. 1ex., S397, 2-IV-2018. Larache (first record). 2 ♂, 1 ♀, S255, 12-VII-2007. Tétouan . 1 ♂, S127, 09 -VII-2009. 1 ♂, 2 ♀, S154, 11 -VII-2008. Central Plateau : Benslimane (first record). 2 exs, S336, 10-IV-2007 . Kénitra (first record). 3 exs, S327, 12-IV-2007 . Middle Atlas : Ifrane (first record). 3 exs, S331, 11-IV-1997 . High Atlas (first record): Ouarzazate. 9 exs, S326, 03-IV-1997 .

Chorotype. Atlanto-Mediterranean.

Distribution in North Africa. Morocco and Tunisia ( Löbl & Löbl 2015; Przewoźny 2022).

Published Moroccan records. Rif and Pré-Rif. Tanger ( Bennas 2002), Tétouan ( Angus 1976; Bennas 2002), Chefchaouen ( Bennas 2002; Benamar et al. 2011; Slimani et al. 2016), Al Hoceima, Larache and Taounate ( Bennas 2002). Central Plateau. Rabat ( El Alaoui 1983, 1985). Middle Atlas. Midelt ( Mabrouki et al. 2018) .

Remarks. Hidalgo-Galiana & Ribera (2011) refer to this taxon as a possible complex of species.