New records of the diving beetle Rhantus simulans Régimbart, 1908 in south-western Australia (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Colymbetinae)

By

Hendrich, Lars
Balke, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-4-9

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

643--648

Subjects

aquatic Coleoptera , endemic species , Melaleuca wetlands , new records

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.2.643

 

Abstract

New distributional records of the rarely collected diving beetle Rhantus simulans Régimbart, 1908, an endemic species of south-western Australia, are presented. We also summarize what is known about its habitat. The occurrence of R. simulans indicates a high conservation value of the sampled wetland. For easier identification, we provide photographs of the habitus and male genitalia of R. simulans and R. suturalis (Macleay, 1825). Rhantus simulans is now recorded from 17 localities along the coast of south-western Australia. Furthermore, data on the location of other 31 diving beetle species are provided.