Helochares dilutus (Erichson, 1843)

Bird, Matthew S., Bilton, David T. & Perissinotto, Renzo, 2017, Diversity and distribution of polyphagan water beetles (Coleoptera) in the Lake St Lucia system, South Africa, ZooKeys 656, pp. 51-84 : 76

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.656.11622

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scientific name

Helochares dilutus (Erichson, 1843)
status

 

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Synonyms.

Helochares niloticus Sharp, 1903.

Remarks.

Lentic waters, in vegetation. Records from South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar and the Mascarenes have been referred to ssp. consputus Boheman, 1851.

Distribution.

Widespread to Western, Central and Eastern Africa and Madagascar.

St Lucia records.

Recorded at Western Shores, Eastern Shores and False Bay in July 2014 and January/February 2015. Previously recorded at St Lucia and Dukandlovu by SANC - years not specified.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Hydrophilidae

Genus

Helochares