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Novochares sallaei

Novochares sallaei

Classification

Class
Insecta

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. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1