Copelatus andobonicus Guignot, 1960

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 andobonicus Guignot, 1960

Type locality.

Madagascar, Andobo, Antsingy forest.

Material examined.

4 ♀: MAK-12A; 2 ♀♀: MAK-33; 1 ♂: MAK-57.

Distribution.

Madagascar ( Guignot 1960); species characteristic of dry deciduous forests in the western part of the island.

Habitat in study area.

This species was collected in lentic habitats (springs and small puddles), with clay or sandy-clay bottom and a lot of plant debris, located in forested or semi-forested areas and relatively unaffected by human disturbances.