Helochares punctatus is a species of water scavenger beetles in the hydrophilid subfamily Acidocerinae. The species is native to the western Palearctic realm, where it was originally reported from western Europe (Spain to Denmark)[1] and more recently from as far as Morocco and Iran.[2][3] In the 2020s, it was reported as introduced and established in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus: | Helochares |
| Species: | H. punctatus
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| Helochares punctatus (Sharp, 1869)
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References
edit- ^ Hansen, M. (1982). "Revisional notes on some European Helochares Muls. (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 13: 201–211. doi:10.1163/187631282X00129.
- ^ Gentili, E.; Ostovan, H.; Ghaharia, H.; Komarek, A. (2018). "Annotated checklist of Iranian Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Hydrophiloidea)". Aquatic Insects. 39: 55–88. doi:10.1080/01650424.2017.1415360.
- ^ Benamar, L.; Millán, A.; Sáinz-Cantero, C.E.; Belhaj, A.; Bennas, N (2021). "Annotated checklist of water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Hydrophilidae) of Morocco". Aquatic Insects. 42: 91–159. doi:10.1080/01650424.2021.1874422.
- ^ Pintar, Matthew R.; Loh, Timothy J. (2024). "Helochares punctatus (Sharp) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae) established in the Nearctic". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 78 (3): 432–435. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-78.3.432.
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