A new species and new records of Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) from Turkey

Authors

ABDULLAH MART
ÜMİT İNCEKARA
HANİFİ KARACA

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0905-29

Abstract

A new species belonging to the genus Helochares Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) is described on the basis of a single male specimen collected in Ordu province, Turkey. The species is described and an identification key to the species of the Helochares lividus group is provided. In addition, Helochares pallens MacLeay, 1825 and Hydrobius convexus Brullé, 1835 are recorded in Turkey for the first time.

Keywords

Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Helochares, Hydrobius, new species, new records, Turkey, Palaearctic

First Page

297

Last Page

303

Recommended Citation

MART, ABDULLAH; İNCEKARA, ÜMİT; and KARACA, HANİFİ (2010) "A new species and new records of Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 34: No. 3, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0905-29
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol34/iss3/3