Hydroglyphus confusus (Klug, 1834)

Hájek, Jiří & Reiter, Antonín, 2014, Adephagous water beetles (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae) of Yemen and Dhofar region (Oman) with description of a new Hyphydrus from Socotra Island, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54, pp. 63-99 : 87

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5314766
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scientific name	Hydroglyphus confusus (Klug, 1834)
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Published records. BALFOUR- BROWNE (1951: 184): Yemen (as Guignotus confusus ).

Material examined. OMAN: DHOFAR: 7 spec., 30 km E Salalah, 6km E Taqah, Wadi Darbat , pools near sea, 26.ii.1998, G. Wewalka leg. et det. ( GWCW, ONMM) ; 1spec., 30 km W Salalah, Wadis near Al Mughsayl , pools and lagoons, 27.ii.1998, G. Wewalka leg. et det. ( GWCW) . YEMEN: ABIJAN GOV.: 2 spec., Ba Tays vill. env., wadi Bana, 13°20ʹ58ʺN, 45°17ʹ48ʺE, 168 m, 8.xi.2007, A. Reiter leg. HAJJAH GOV.: 1 spec., NE Hajjah by road, Halhal vill. env., 15°43ʹ42ʺN, 43°37ʹ25ʺE, 998 m, 2.–3.xi.2007, A. Reiter leg. LAHJ GOV.: 16 spec., W Lahj Al Hutah by road, wadi Am Rija , 13°01ʹ57ʺN, 44°33ʹ30ʺE, 297 m, 25.–26.x.2007, A. Reiter leg. TA’ IZZ GOV.: 6 spec., Najd an Nashamah env., Mashgab vill., 13°21ʹ29″N, 43°57ʹ26″E, 1182 m, 26.–27.x.2007, A. Reiter leg. (all NMPC) GoogleMaps .

Habitat. Habitat requirements identical with those of H. angularis ; both species were often collected together.

Distribution. North African species, occurring predominantly in areas surrounding Sahara desert (cf. BISTRÖM 1986); known also from the Near and Middle East (cf. NILSSON & HÁJEK 2013). First precise data from Oman – the occurrence of this species in Oman in Palaearctic catalogue ( NILSSON & HÁJEK 2013) was based on unpublished records of G. Wewalka mentioned above.