Ochthebius(s.str.)capicola(Coleoptera) re-discovered in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Autor:	Clive R Turner
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Ochthebius biology Habitat Sympatric speciation National park Ecology Cape Aquatic science Hydraenidae Aquatic Science biology.organism_classification Supralittoral zone Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	African Journal of Aquatic Science. 29:271-273
ISSN:	1727-9364 1608-5914
DOI:	10.2989/16085910409503820
Popis:	New distributional records and ecological observations are presented for the Cape endemic hydraenid Ochthebius capicola . Considered extinct on the Cape Peninsula, the species has been re-discovered at two adjacent locations as well as at a new site in Tsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape. New species associations are recorded, in conjunction with observations confirming this species\' preference for algae-covered rock surfaces in the hypersaline pools of the supralittoral zone. Provisional internationally-endangered status for this species was examined but considered dependent on future data. It was considered likely that the beetle may be insufficiently recorded, due to its atypical habitat requirement. A synopsis of the taxonomic status of this species and Ochthebius rubripes is given. Notes on both species are provided, as well as a record of sympatric occurrence. African Journal of Aquatic Science 2004, 29(2): 271– 73
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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