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Genus of beetles

Helochares punctatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Helochares
Species: H. punctatus
Binomial name
Helochares punctatus
(Sharp, 1869)

Helochares punctatus is a species of water scavenger beetles in the hydrophilid subfamily Acidocerinae. The species is native to the western Palearctic realm, where it was originally reported from western Europe (Spain to Denmark) and more recently from as far as Morocco and Iran. In the 2020s, it was reported as introduced and established in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

References

  1. Hansen, M. (1982). "Revisional notes on some European Helochares Muls. (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 13: 201–211. doi:10.1163/187631282X00129.
  2. Gentili, E.; Ostovan, H.; Ghaharia, H.; Komarek, A. (2018). "Annotated checklist of Iranian Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Hydrophiloidea)". Aquatic Insects. 39: 55–88. doi:10.1080/01650424.2017.1415360.
  3. Benamar, L.; Millán, A.; Sáinz-Cantero, C.E.; Belhaj, A.; Bennas, N (2021). "Annotated checklist of water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Hydrophilidae) of Morocco". Aquatic Insects. 42: 91–159. doi:10.1080/01650424.2021.1874422.
  4. Pintar, Matthew R.; Loh, Timothy J. (2024). "Helochares punctatus (Sharp) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae) established in the Nearctic". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 78 (3): 432–435. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-78.3.432.
Taxon identifiers
Helochares punctatus
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