Halobates germanus White, 1883: 50. LT (designated by Andersen & Weir, 1994: 900, as HT): female, Pacific Ocean; BMNH.
Halobates sewelli Imms, 1936: 71 (syn. Herring, 1961: 253). LT (designated by Andersen & Weir, 1994: 900, as HT): male, Arabian Sea: entrance to the Gulf of Oman, about half-way between the coasts
of India and Arabia; BMNH.