Biology:Helobata

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Helobata
Helobata.jpg
Dorsal view of Helobata larvalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Hydrophilidae
Subfamily:
Acidocerinae
Genus:
Helobata

Bergroth, 1888
Diversity
13 species

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

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

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

According to Girón and Short "Species of Helobata occur primarily in open habitats with abundant vegetation".[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

  1. Helobata amazonensis Clarkson, Santos & Ferreira-Jr, 2016: Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima) [5]
  2. Helobata aschnakiranae Makhan, 2007: Suriname[6]
  3. Helobata bitriangulata García, 2000: Venezuela[7]
  4. Helobata confusa Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Argentina , Paraguay[8]
  5. Helobata corumbaensis Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)[8]
  6. Helobata cossyphoides (Bruch, 1915): Argentina [9]
  7. Helobata cuivaum García, 2000: Venezuela[7]
  8. 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).
  9. Helobata lilianae García, 2000: Venezuela[7]
  10. Helobata pantaneira Clarkson, Santos & Ferreira-Jr, 2016: Brazil (Mato Grosso) [5]
  11. Helobata perpunctata Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Argentina [8]
  12. Helobata quatipuru Fernández & Bachmann, 1987: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Pará, Rio de Janeiro) [8]
  13. Helobata soesilae Makhan, 2007: Suriname[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. PMID 34228772. PMC 8233300. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/63810/. 
  2. ↑ Short, Andrew E.Z.; Fikacek, Martin (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1): 83–122. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813161822/http://cercyon.eu/Publications_PDF/ShortFikacek_CatalogueUpdateII.pdf. 
  3. ↑ Hansen, Michael (1999). World Catalogue of Insects Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). Stenstrup: Apollo Books. ISBN 8788757315. 
  4. ↑ Bergroth, E. (1888). "Fåhraea nov. gen. Hydrophilidarum". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 32: 1–221. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33177095. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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. http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4126.4.6. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Makhan, D. (2007). "Helobata soesilae sp. nov. and Helobata aschnakiranae sp. nov. from Suriname (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Calodema Supplementary Paper 14: 1–3. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 García, Mauricio (2000). "Tres nuevas especies de Helobata Bergroth 1888 (Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilinae) de Venezuela" (in Spanish). Boletín del Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas 34 (2): 237–246. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072446/http://200.74.222.178/index.php/boletin/article/viewFile/201/201. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Fernández, L. A.; Bachmann, A. O. (1987). "Revisión del género Helobata Bergroth (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)" (in Spanish). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 44 (2): 149–159. 
  9. ↑ Bruch, C. (1915). "Nuevas especies de coleópteros hidrofílidos". Revista del Museo de La Plata 19: 447–470. https://publicaciones.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/rmlp/article/view/1317. 
  10. ↑ Horn, G. H. (1873). "Revision of the genera and species of the tribe Hydrobiini". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 13 (90): 118–137. https://www.jstor.org/stable/981607. 

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