Hydrovatus nigricans Sharp, 1882

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 : 119

Hydrovatus nigricans Sharp, 1882

Synonyms.

Hydrovatus abotti Guignot, 1959.

Remarks.

Ponds in dense vegetation.

Distribution.

Widespread to Central and Eastern Africa.

St Lucia records.

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