Herophydrus guineensis ( Aube , 1838)

Perissinotto, Renzo, Bird, Matthew S. & Bilton, David T., 2016, Predaceous water beetles (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) of the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa: biodiversity, community ecology and conservation implications, ZooKeys 595, pp. 85-135 : 120

Herophydrus guineensis ( Aube, 1838)

Synonyms.

Hydroporus barbarous Schaum, 1847; Hydroporus ferrugineus Lucas, 1846; Hydroporus hyphydroides Perris, 1864; Hydroporus inflatus Reiche, 1869; Hydroporus turgidus Erichson, 1843; Herophydrus umbrosus Zimmermann, 1926.

Remarks.

Ponds.

Distribution.

Widespread to Western, Central and Eastern Africa.

St Lucia records.

Not previously recorded from St Lucia. Recorded at Western Shores, Eastern Shores and False Bay in January/February 2015, during the course of this study.