A new species and records of Helochares (Insecta: Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Southeastern Brazil

A new species of Helochares Mulsant, 1844 (Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae) from Brazil is described and illustrated. Helochares (s. str.) atlanticus sp. nov. is distinct mainly by characteristics of the aedeagus whose phalobase is short, narrowed on basal third; parameres are thick, constricted on apic...

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Main Authors: Bruno Clarkson, Nelson Ferreira-Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-08-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000400012&lng=en&tlng=en