AnimaliaColeopteraHydrochidaeBirdMatthew S.BiltonDavid T.PerissinottoRenzoDiversity and distribution of polyphagan water beetles (Coleoptera) in the Lake St Lucia system, South AfricaZookeys14220172017656518410.3897/zookeys.656.11622 Hydrochus sp. 2 Remarks.

The Afrotropical species of this genus are in need of revision.

Distribution.

Range unknown. Afrotropical.

St Lucia records.

Recorded at Western Shores, Eastern Shores and False Bay in January/February 2015. Previously recorded in fresh water wetlands by Vrdoljak (2004) in 2002/2003.

Hydrochus sp. 2

2.6 mm, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Catalina Bay (site 32), February 2015

DT Bilton, MS Bird & R Perissinotto leg.

 VrdoljakSM (2004) Spatial and temporal dynamics of freshwater wetlands on the eastern shores of Lake St Lucia, as reflected by their macrofaunal composition and distribution. Pitermaritzburg: Unpublished M.Sc Thesis, Zoology Department, University of Kwazulu-Natal.