Colossochares
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| Colossochares | |
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| File:Colossochares.jpg | |
| Dorsal view of Colossochares ellipticus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Acidocerinae |
| Genus: | Colossochares Hansen, 1991 |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Colossochares is an Afrotropical genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae represented by two described species.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus Colossochares was created in 2021 to group two species of Afrotropical water scavenger beetles in the subfamily Acidocerinae that were formerly placed in the genus Helochares.[1]
Evidence for separating these species from Helochares and constituting a new genus was provided by molecular data.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]Relatively large beetles (8.5–14.0 mm), dark brown in coloration, very convex in lateral view. A diagnosis of the genus was presented by Girón and Short.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]- Colossochares ellipticus (d'Orchymont, 1933) [3]
- Colossochares satoi (Hebauer, 2003) [4]
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