First Record of Three Species of Helochares (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) From Western Ghats of India

Authors

  • Rita Deb Zoological Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Chennai 600028, Tamil Nadu
  • K. A. Subramanian Zoological Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Chennai 600028, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.766

Keywords:

Selected:Hydrophilidae, Helochares, aquatic beetles, water scavenger beetles, new record, taxonomy, Western Ghats, distribution, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Species diversity

Abstract

Hydrophilidae is one of the families of aquatic beetles which are known as water scavenger beetles. There are about 212 species of aquatic beetles belonging to Hydrophilidae from India. 10 species of genus Helochares Mulsant, 1844 had been reported from India out of which two species has been reported from Western Ghats. The present study documents three more species namely Helochares crenatus Régimbart, 1903, Helochares lentus Sharp, 1890, Helochares negatus Hebauer, 1995 from Western Ghats region of Tamil Nadu and Kerala as new records.

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Published

2023-02-22

How to Cite

Deb, R. ., & Subramanian, K. A. . (2023). First Record of Three Species of <i>Helochares</i> (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) From Western Ghats of India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 86(1), 224–226. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.766

Issue

Volume 86, Issue 1, March 2024

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