Haliplus (Liaphlus) eximius Clark 1863:418
Type specimens
Type not located by Van Vondel 1991). Type locality: Korea, Clark.
Synonymy
Haliplus eximius Clark 1863:418
- Haliplus modestus Zimmermann 1924:139, by Van Vondel 1991:97
- Haliplus hiogoensis Kano and Kamiya 1931:1, by Nakane in Van Vondel 1991:97
- Haliplus emmerichi Falkenstrom 1936:79
- Haliplus flavicollis auctt., nec. Sturm 1834:150, mis-identification
- Haliplus eximis Van Vondel 1991:97, mis-spelling
Takizawa (1931:140) gives the Japanese name of this species as Chosen-o-kogashiramizumushi.
Distribution
China: Shanghai, Sichuan, Xinjiang, and Zhejiang; Japan: Honshu and Kyushu; Korea; Sumatra; and Vietnam.
Literature Cited
Clark, H.
- 1863. Descriptions of new East-Asiatic species of Haliplidae and Hydroporidae. Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 11:417-428 (also called ser. 3, vol. 1, part 5, pp. 417-428).
Falkenstrom, G.
- 1936. Halipliden, Dytisciden, und Gyriniden aus West- und Central-China (Coleoptera). Lingnan Sci. J. 15:79.
Guignot, F.
- 1950. Trente-deuxieme note sur les Hydrocanthares. Revue Francaise d'Entomol. 17:97-104.
Kano, T., and K. Kaniya.
- 1931. Two new species of Haliplidae from Japan. Trans. Kansai Entomol. Soc. 2:1-4.
Nakane, T.
- 1985. A revisional study on Japanese species of the genus Haliplus Latreille (Coleoptera, Haliplidae). Kita-Kyushu no Konchu 32:61-67.
Regimbart, M.
- 1899. Revision des Dytiscidae de la region Indo-Sino-Malaise. Ann. Soc. Entomol. France 68:186-367.
Sturm, J.
- 1834. Deutschlands Insekten, 8, Kafer. Nurnberg. ii + 170 pp. + 18 pls.
Takizawa, M.
- 1931. The Haliplidae of Japan. Insecta Matsumarana 5(3):137-143.
Van Vondel, B. J.
- 1991. Revision of the palearctic species of Haliplus subgenus Liaphlus Guignot (Coleoptera: Haliplidae). Tijdschr. Entomol. 134(1):75-144.
- 1995. Haliplidae: Review of the Haliplidae of China, Chapter III. pp. 111-154. In M. A. Jach and L. Ji, eds. Waterbeetles of China. Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft, Vienna.
Zaitsev, F. A.
- 1972. Fauna of the USSR, Vol. IV Coleoptera. Israel Prog. Sci. Translations. Jerusalem, Israel. 401 pp.
Zimmermann, A.
- 1924. Die Halipliden der Welt. Entomol. Blatt. 20:1-16, 65-80, 129-144, 193-213.

Revised 29 May 1996
Warren U. Brigham
brigham@wub.igis.uiuc.edu