Beetles of the genus Helichus are found worldwide apart from in Australia and Antarctica. Adults reach long and live in aquatic or riparian environments. The larvae are land-dwelling which may be unique in water living insects.
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus Helichus:
- Helichus basalis <small>LeConte, 1852</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Helichus bollowi <small>Hinton, 1936</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Helichus fastigatus<span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Helichus fastigiatus <small>(Say, 1824)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Helichus frater <small>Hinton, 1939</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Helichus lithophilus <small>(Germar, 1824)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Helichus puncticollis <small>Sharp, 1882</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
- Helichus pusillus <small>Hinton, 1939</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Helichus striatus <small>Leconte, 1852</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Helichus substriatus <small>(Müller, 1806)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> g</sup></span>
- Helichus suturalis <small>Leconte, 1852</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span>
- Helichus triangularis <small>Musgrave, 1935</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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