On Brazilian Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) II: new distribution data

Clarkson, BrunoAlmeida, Lúcia M

As an add-on to the work of Clarkson et al. (2016), new distributional data on species of Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Hydrophilidae: Acidocerinae) from Brazil is provided. Helobata amazonensis Clarkson, Santos & Ferreira-Jr., 2016, is recorded for the first time for Roraima State and its female is recorded for the first time. Helobata quatipuru Fernández & Bachmann, 1987 and H. larvalis (Horn, 1873) are recorded for the first time for Minas Gerais, Cerrado Biome area. The genus is recorded for the first time for Goiás State. Additions and modifications in the previously published key to Brazilian species are provided.(AU)

1. Amazon
2. Neotropical Region
3. Cerrado
4. Hydrophiloidea
5. Acidocerinae