Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Novochares Girón & Short (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)

The water scavenger beetle genus Girón & Short, 2021 is revised using a combination of adult morphological and DNA sequence data. Thirty-eight new species are described: (Bolivia), (Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname), (Brazil), (Brazil), (Brazil, French Guiana, Peru), (Venezuela), (Ecuador, Venezu...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2023-07, Vol.1171 (4), p.1-112
Main Authors: Short, Andrew Edward Z, Girón, Jennifer C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Beetles
Cenozoic
Hydrophilidae
Identification and classification
Introduced species
Morphology
New records
New species
Nucleotide sequence
Phylogeny
South America
Taxonomy
Zoology
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Summary:The water scavenger beetle genus Girón & Short, 2021 is revised using a combination of adult morphological and DNA sequence data. Thirty-eight new species are described: (Bolivia), (Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname), (Brazil), (Brazil), (Brazil, French Guiana, Peru), (Venezuela), (Ecuador, Venezuela), (Peru), (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela), (Brazil, Peru, Venezuela), (Brazil), (Brazil), (Venezuela), (Brazil), (Brazil), (Ecuador, Peru), (Brazil), (Peru, Suriname, Venezuela), (Bolivia), (Brazil), (Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname), (Ecuador), (Brazil), (Venezuela), (Venezuela), (Venezuela), (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname), (Brazil, Guyana, Suriname), (Peru), (Peru), (Guyana, Venezuela), (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay), (Brazil), (Peru), (Bolivia, Peru), (Brazil), and (Venezuela), (Peru). One new synonym is proposed: (Short, 2005) was determined to be a junior subjective synonym of (Fernández, 1982). (d'Orchymont, 1926) is considered incertae sedis. Updated distributions and new records are provided for most previously described species in the genus. (Sharp, 1882) is considered native to the USA (Florida) and not an introduced species as previously suggested. now contains 52 species and spans the entire Neotropical region from Mexico to Argentina, including the Caribbean islands.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1171.104142