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Coelhydrus brevicollis Sharp, 1882

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1950?
 
Rediscovered in late 2005
 

 

Distribution

South Africa

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Sharp, D. (1882). On aquatic carnivorous Coleoptera or Dytiscidae. Sci. Trans. Royal Dublin Soc. 2(2): 197-1003, pls. vii-xviii.

 

Other references:

Challet, G. and Turner, C. R. (2006). Rediscovery of Coelhydrus brevicollis Sharp in South Africa with notes on Andex insignis Sharp (Coleptera: Dytiscidae). Latissimus 21: 21-24.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/21173/coelhydrus-brevicollis

 

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