Novochares Explained

Novochares is a primarily Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae represented by 15 described species, one of which is thought to be introduced in Florida in the United States of America.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Novochares was created by Girón & Short in 2021 to accommodate 15 species formerly placed in the genus Helochares that occur across Central and South America, and some of the Lesser Antilles.

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae.

Description

Medium-sized beetles (4.5–9.0 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, brown to dark brown in coloration, with long maxillary palps. There is a lot of variation in aedeagal forms (see Figure 43 in Girón and Short 2021). A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.

Habitat

According to Girón and Short, "Species of Novochares occur in a broad range of both lentic and lotic habitats".

Species

  1. Novochares abbreviatus (Fabricius, 1801):[2] Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Espírito Santo, Pernambuco, Piauí), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Lesser Antilles, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela.
  2. Novochares atlanticus (Clarkson and Ferreira-Jr., 2014): Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)[3]
  3. Novochares atratus (Bruch, 1915): Argentina, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais), Colombia, Ecuador [in doubt]; Paraguay.[4] [5]
  4. Novochares bolivianus (Fernández, 1989): Bolivia[6]
  5. Novochares carmona (Short, 2005): Costa Rica[7]
  6. Novochares chaquensis (Fernández, 1982): Argentina, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)[8]
  7. Novochares cochlearis (Fernández, 1982): Argentina, Paraguay[8]
  8. Novochares coya (Fernández, 1982): Bolivia[8]
  9. Novochares guadelupensis (d'Orchymont, 1926): Guadeloupe[9]
  10. Novochares inornatus (d'Orchymont, 1926): Brazil (Amazonas, São Paulo), French Guiana, Guyana[9]
  11. Novochares oculatus (Sharp, 1882): Argentina, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama; [In doubt: Mexico, Grenada, [[Saint Vincent (Antilles)|Saint Vincent]]][10]
  12. Novochares pallipes (Brullé, 1841): Argentina, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais), Paraguay, Uruguay[11]
  13. Novochares pichilingue (Fernández, 1989): Ecuador[6]
  14. Novochares sallaei (Sharp, 1882): U.S.A. (Florida). Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico[10]
  15. Novochares tectiformis (Fernández, 1982): Argentina, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul, Piauí), Paraguay, Venezuela[8]

Notes and References

  1. Girón. Jennifer C.. Short. Andrew Edward Z.. 2021-06-18. The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species. ZooKeys. 1045. 1–236. 10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. 1313-2970. 8233300. 34228772. free.
  2. Book: Fabricius, J. C.. Systema Eleutheratorum: secundum ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Bibliopolii Academici Novi. 1801. Kiliae. 24 + 506 pp.
  3. Clarkson. Bruno. Ferreira-Jr. Nelson. 2014. A new species and records of Helochares (Insecta: Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba). en. 31. 4. 400–404. 10.1590/S1984-46702014000400012. 1984-4670. free.
  4. Bruch. Carlos. 1915. Nuevas especies de coleópteros hidrofílidos. Revista del Museo de La Plata. 19. 2. 447–470. 2545-6377.
  5. Gonzalez-Rodriguez. Liza M.. García-Hernández. Andrea L.. Clarkson. Bruno. 2017-10-13. First records of water scavenger beetle species (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Quindío Department, Colombia. Check List. 13. 5. 605–620. 10.15560/13.5.605. 1809-127X. free.
  6. Fernández. L. A.. 1989. Notas sobre el género Helochares. II (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Descripción de dos especies nuevas neotropicales. Clave para determinar las especies argentinas y de áreas vecinas. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. 45. 145–151.
  7. Short. A. E. Z.. 2005. A review of the subtribe Acidocerina of Central America with special reference to Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 75. 191–226.
  8. Fernández. L. A.. 1982. Cinco especies nuevas del género Helochares (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). Physis (Buenos Aires), Secc. B. 40. 85–90.
  9. d'Orchymont. A.. 1926. Contribution à l'étude des Hydrophilides VI. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 66. 201–248.
  10. Book: Sharp, D.. Fam. Hydrophilidae. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana Insecta. Coleoptera. Volume 1. Part 2. 1882. 1. 53–80.
  11. Book: Brullé, A.. Famille des Hydrophiliens. In: d'Orbigny A. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale, tome sexiéme, 2e partie, Insectes. P. Bertrand. 1841. 6. Paris, France. 52–59.

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