Limbodessus compactus

Limbodessus compactus (Clark, 1862) Hydroporus compactus Clark, 1862: 421 (original description); Biström 1988: 16 (descr.); Guignot 1939: 53 (N. COMB.). Bidessus neoguineensis Régimbart, 1892: 990 (original description); Balke and Satô 1995: 188 (N. SYN.). Uvarus tokarensis Satô, 1972: 53 (original description); Balke and Satô 1995: 188 (N. SYN.). Limbodessus compactus (Clark, 1862): Hendrich et al. 2020: 590 (key). Material examined. 2 exs., “ Papua New Guina: Central Woitape, 1500 m, i. 2008, 33.178S 15.481E, Posman (PNG 167) ” (ZSM); 5 exs., “ Indonesia: Papua, Merauke, Wasur, pools, 20 m, 15. - 16. x. 2011, 14 42.748S 141 36.096E, UNCEN team ” (Pap 02) (KSP, ZSM). Morphology. Habitus: Male (Fig. 5 D). Antennae: Male and female (Fig. 13 E). Distribution. South East Asia and widespread in the Australasian realm. On New Guinea L. compactus is widespread especially in the lowlands, it is absent from the Baliem Valley and altitudes above 2,000 m (Balke et al. 2015).