Hydraena (Hydraenopsis) sabella Perkins

Perkins, Philip D., 2023, New Neotropical and Nearctic species of water beetles in the genera Hydraena Kugelann and Ochthebius Leach, a key to North American genera and subgenera of the family, new distribution records, and a synopsis of ecology, behavior and morphology related to aquatic life (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), Zootaxa 5367 (1), pp. 1-86 : 69

Hydraena (Hydraenopsis) sabella Perkins

Hydraena sabella Perkins 1980: 199

The new records below document new localities, including first records from Belize and Costa Rica, and a new depository for identified specimens of this species. According to data presently available, this species is found in Belize, Costa Rica, and the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala.

New records: Belize: Cayo District, Belmopan , 1.x.1993, leg. [no collr. on label] (1 MCZ) ; Costa Rica: Alajuela, Cano Negro , lagoon/shallow area behind research center, 14.i.2004, leg. A. E. Z. Short (AS-04-044) (3 MCZ) ; Road from Cano Negro to Los Chiles , (10°56’N, 84°45’W), 14.i.2004, leg. A. E. Z. Short (AS-04-041) (9 MCZ) ; Road from Los Chiles to Cano Negro , 11.5 km from Cano Negro , after bridge, (10°58’N, 84°44’W), 14.i.2004, leg. A. E. Z. Short (AS-04-042) (16 MCZ, SEMC) .