Ochthebius (s. str.) lineatus LeConte, 1852

Valladares, Luis F. & Short, Andrew Edward Z., 2011, Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Zootaxa 3021, pp. 63-68 : 65-67

Ochthebius (s. str.) lineatus LeConte, 1852

Figs. 1B, 2B, 3A, 4A,C

Material examined (151): VENEZUELA: Falcón State: E. Dabajuro, river at Bridge crossing on Rt. 3, 11°02.305’N, 70°38.467’W, 98 m , gravel and sand margins of river and associated side pools, leg. A. Short, G. Gustafson, & E. Inciarte, VZ09-0708-01A (34 exs., MALUZ, MIZA, SEMC, CVL); Médanos de Coro , 11°26.215' N, 69°40.112' W, 8 m ,

pond in dunes, 9.vii.2010, leg. A. Short & W. Shepard, VZ09-0709-03Z (88 exs., MIZA, MALUZ, SEMC) ; Paraguaná Península , ca. 1 km Santa Ana, 11 47.634’N, 69 56.717’W, 76 m, 10.vii.2010, leg. A. Short & M. García, small puddle in dry streambed, VZ09-0710-02A (1 ex., SEMC) ; SE of Tocopero , 11°26.922' N, 69°13.109' W, 12 m, puddle in roadside ditch, 10.vii.2010, leg. A. Short, G. Gustafson, J. Camacho, VZ09-0710-03C (10 exs., MIZA) ; same data but leg. R. Sites, VZ 09-0710-03S/1066 (1 ex., SEMC) . Guárico State: Between San Juan and Dos Caminos , Río San Antonio (at overpass), 9°46.321'N, 67°21.201'W, 255 m, 4.ii.2010, pool in streambed, leg. A. Short, M. García, L. Joly, VZ10-0204- 02A (9 exs., MIZA, SEMC) . Zulia State: Maracaibo, Universidad del Zulia, Lagunas de Oxidación-ICLAM, 26.xi.1994, leg. M. García (8 exs., MALUZ) .

Diagnosis. Habitus as in Fig. 1B. Length: 1.37–1.42 mm. Color: Head black with metallic reflections; pronotum brown with greenish metallic reflections; elytra and legs testaceous. Pronotum densely and finely punctured; external areas of anterior and posterior foveae united forming a sinuate line, internal areas of foveae united forming two transverse shallow depressions. Labrum of males with a tooth. Females with the anterior edge of the labrum straight. Aedeagus ( Fig. 2B) in ventral view with the apex of main piece wide and the distal lobe subcylindrical, slightly widened near the apex

Distribution. Canada (Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan), Colombia, Mexico, U.S. A (Midwest and western states) ( Perkins, 1980; Hansen, 1998). New record for Venezuela (map: Fig. 3A).

Habitat. Found in nearly identical situations to G. fossatus (LeConte) as described above ( Figs. 4A,C). In addition, one series was collected in artificial lagoons for sewage remediation.