Enochrus (Lumetus)? fragiloides d'Orchymont , 1925

Freitag, Hendrik, 2013, Hydraena (Hydraenopsis) ateneo, new species (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae) and other aquatic Polyphaga from a small habitat patch in a highly urbanized landscape of Metro Manila, Philippines, ZooKeys 329, pp. 9-21 : 16

Enochrus (Lumetus)? fragiloides d'Orchymont, 1925

Enochrus (Lumetus) fragiloides d’Orchymont 1925: 202 (orig. descr.), 1926: 382; Hansen 1999: 192 (cat.).

Material examined.

1 ♀ (CFM): "PHIL: Luzon, NCR, Quezon City, Ateneo de Manila Campus; rock pool near Animal House, subm. leaf litter; 14°38'18.4"N, 121°04'45.7"E, 63m asl; leg. H. Freitag 28.Jun.2013 (ADM5e)M".

Distribution.

This Philippine endemic species is recorded from Palawan and Luzon.

Ecology.

As all members of the hydrophilid genera recorded here, this lentic species occurs mostly at the littoral edge of small, calm, temporary water bodies among leaf litter. It probably prefers mesosaprobic waters.

Remarks.

This single female cannot be identified with absolute certainty.