Aulonochares

Aulonochares is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.

Taxonomy

The genus Aulonochares was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019.

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Description

Medium-sized beetles (5.8–7.5 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, orange-brown in coloration, with long maxillary palps. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.

Habitat

According to Girón and Short:

Species

1. Aulonochares lingulatus <small>Girón and Short, 2019</small>
2. Aulonochares novoairensis <small>Girón and Short, 2019</small>
3. Aulonochares tubulus <small>Girón and Short, 2019</small>

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