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Issue: Vol. 5802 No. 2: 4 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.9
Page range: 373-382
Abstract views: 53
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A new species and three new synonyms of Helochares Mulsant, 1844 from China (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae)

School of Agricultural Biology and Technology; Sun Yat-sen University; Shenzhen; 518000; Guangdong; China.; Biological Museum; Life Science School; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou; 510275; Guangdong; China.
Faculty of Environmental Sciences; Department of Ecology; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Czech Republic.
Coleoptera new species new synonyms Helochares Hydrophilidae China

Abstract

A new species of the water scavenger beetle genus Helochares Mulsant, 1844, Helochares baopingi sp. nov. is described from Yunnan Province of China. Three new synonyms are proposed: Helochares tengchongensis Dong & Bian, 2021 and H. guoi Yang & Jia, 2021 are synonymized with H. densus Sharp, 1890. H. wuzhifengensis Dong & Bian, 2021 is synonymized with H. sauteri d’Orchymont, 1943.

 

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How to Cite

Mai, Z.-Q. & Jia, F.-L. (2026) A new species and three new synonyms of Helochares Mulsant, 1844 from China (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae). Zootaxa, 5802 (2), 373–382. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.9