Sigara scotti (Douglas & Scott, 1868), (a lesser waterboatman)


7 Oct 2011 at OSGR: SO49 in Shrops, England

Record Summarymale, in shallow, muddy bog pool
Found asMale imago
Date7 October 2011
Capture methodswept
OS grid refOSGR: SO49
Lat/Lon52° 30’ N, 2° 50’ W
Vice CountyShrops, VC no: 40
CountryEngland
Voucher7 Oct 2011[F]
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Notes:

Length 4.8mm. Pronotum with 6 pale lines.

Missing the tarsal claw on both hind legs. If these had been dark, it would be S. lateralis, but hemielytral pattern doesn’t match.

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