Copelatus vigintistriatus Fairmaire, 1869

Ramahandrison, Andriamirado Tahina, Rakouth, Bakolimalala & Manuel, Michael, 2022, The aquatic Adephaga of the Makay, central-western Madagascar, with description of two new diving beetle species (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae), ZooKeys 1127, pp. 1-60 : 1

Copelatus vigintistriatus Fairmaire, 1869

Type locality.

Mayotte.

Material examined.

1 ♀: MAK-44B; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀: MAK-44C; 1 ♀: MAK-56; 2 ♀♀: MAK-60.

Distribution.

Madagascar (widespread), Mayotte ( Guignot 1959-1961; Bertrand and Legros 1971).

Habitat in study area.

This species has been captured in a few inner massif sites all situated in northern Makay: a puddle, a blind channel, a small stream (these sites in forest) and an open marsh. These habitats had slightly turbid water and a mineral bottom ranging from clay to sand with moderate quantity of plant debris, and no vegetation.