Patrus nathani ( Ochs, 1966b )

Gupta, Devanshu, Sonali, Shipra, Wani, Irtiza, Ghosh, Priyanka, Ghosh, Asim Kumar & Ghosh, Sujit Kumar, 2025, A comprehensive taxonomic review of Indian Gyrinidae (Coleoptera): new combinations, geographic distribution, and annotated species checklist, Journal of Natural History 59 (17 - 20), pp. 1267-1338 : 1318-1319

Patrus nathani ( Ochs, 1966b)

( Figure 18 (d))

Orectochilus (Patrus) nathani Ochs, 1966b, p. 182 ; Vazirani 1984: 104, figs. 30A, 42D, 49C.

Type locality

Sudindian, Madras, Anamalai Hills, 3500 ft., Cinchona ( Ochs 1966b).

Material examined

INDIA: Kerala: Malappuram, Tropical Rain Forest , 11.052255°N, 76.069248°E, 8 exs ., 24 March 1991, leg . P .M . Sureshan and Party [30704/H4A]; Palakkad , Pulickal, Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, 10.444272°N, 76.813739°E, 12 exs ., 27 January 1997, leg . K .C . Gopi [30506/H4A] .

Distribution in India ( Figure 18 (d))

Kerala (Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary) and Tamil Nadu (Annamalai Hills).

Figures

Figure 18. Map of India showing the distribution of Indian species of Gyrinidae. (a) P. neglectus, P. cribratellus cribratellus, P. cribratellus metallescens; (b) P. similis, P. ritsemai; (c) P. limbatus; (d) P. ribeiroi, P. marginipennis angustilimbus, P. marginipennis marginipennis, P. nathani, P. metallicus, P. uttarpradeshensis.