Emmidolium excavatum Orchymont (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae) confirmed in Africa and the Arabian peninsula

Abstract

Emmidolium excavatum is recorded from Africa and Arabian Peninsula, specimens are compared with types, distribution is discussed

Keywords

• Coleoptera
• Hydrophilidae
• Sphaeridiinae
• Megasternini
• Emmidolium
• Oosternum
• morphology
• taxonomy
• Afrotropical region
• Oriental region
• distribution
• introduced species