Helobata
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| Genus: | Helobata Bergroth, 1888
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Helobata is a mostly Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It contains 13 described species, one of which is broadly distributed, reaching North America.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus Helobata was described for the first time by Ernst Evald Bergroth in 1888.[4]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains 13 described species.
Description[edit]
Medium-sized beetles (4–7 mm), yellowish-brown to dark brown in coloration, with granulose surface, usually with a mottled or patterned appearance. The pronotum and elytra are flattened and broadly explanate. The maxillary palps are long. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.[1]
Habitat[edit]
According to Girón and Short "Species of Helobata occur primarily in open habitats with abundant vegetation".[1]
Species[edit]
The genus includes the following species:
- Helobata amazonensis Clarkson, Santos & Ferreira-Jr, 2016: Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima) [5]
- Helobata aschnakiranae Makhan, 2007: Suriname[6]
- Helobata bitriangulata García, 2000: Venezuela[7]
- Helobata confusa Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Argentina, Paraguay[8]
- Helobata corumbaensis Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)[8]
- Helobata cossyphoides (Bruch, 1915): Argentina[9]
- Helobata cuivaum García, 2000: Venezuela[7]
- Helobata larvalis (Horn, 1873):[10] Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Ceará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais), Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Venezuela. U.S.A. (California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia).
- Helobata lilianae García, 2000: Venezuela[7]
- Helobata pantaneira Clarkson, Santos & Ferreira-Jr, 2016: Brazil (Mato Grosso) [5]
- Helobata perpunctata Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Argentina[8]
- Helobata quatipuru Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Pará, Rio de Janeiro) [8]
- Helobata soesilae Makhan, 2007: Suriname[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-06-18). "The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species". ZooKeys (1045): 1–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8233300. PMID 34228772.
- ^ Short, Andrew E.Z.; Fikacek, Martin (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 83–122. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2015.
- ^ Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). Stenstrup: Apollo Books. ISBN 8788757315.
- ^ Bergroth, E. (1888). "Fåhraea nov. gen. Hydrophilidarum". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. 32: 1–221.
- ^ a b Clarkson, Bruno; Santos, André Dias Dos; Ferreira-Jr, Nelson (2016-06-21). "On Brazilian Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae): description of two new species, new records, and key to species". Zootaxa. 4126 (4): 548–562. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4126.4.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27395605.
- ^ a b Makhan, D. (2007). "Helobata soesilae sp. nov. and Helobata aschnakiranae sp. nov. from Suriname (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Calodema Supplementary Paper. 14: 1–3.
- ^ a b c García, Mauricio (2000). "Tres nuevas especies de Helobata Bergroth 1888 (Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilinae) de Venezuela". Boletín del Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (in Spanish). 34 (2): 237–246. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Fernández, L. A.; Bachmann, A. O. (1987). "Revisión del género Helobata Bergroth (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina (in Spanish). 44 (2): 149–159.
- ^ Bruch, C. (1915). "Nuevas especies de coleópteros hidrofílidos". Revista del Museo de La Plata. 19: 447–470.
- ^ Horn, G. H. (1873). "Revision of the genera and species of the tribe Hydrobiini". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 13 (90): 118–137. JSTOR 981607.
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