Distribution

"Rather wide-spread on Grande Terre." (KOMAREK 2021).

HAbitat

"This species was found in gravel, roots, and foliage in stagnant pools or slowly flowing streams, in very clear to slightly muddy water. Anacaena wewalkai shares the type locality with A. novacaledonica.(KOMAREK 2021).

Reference

Komarek, Albrecht. (2010). HYDROPHILIDAE: The genus Anacaena THOMSON 1 (Coleoptera). Monographs on Coleoptera Vol. 3: 271-282.