Biology:Helichus

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Helichus
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Helichus

Erichson, 1847 [1]

Beetles of the genus Helichus are found worldwide apart from in Australia and Antarctica. Adults reach 1–8 millimetres (0.04–0.31 in) long and live in aquatic or riparian environments. The larvae are land-dwelling which may be unique in water living insects.[2]

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Helichus:

  • Helichus basalis LeConte, 1852 i c g b
  • Helichus bollowi Hinton, 1936 g
  • Helichus fastigatus b
  • Helichus fastigiatus (Say, 1824) i c g
  • Helichus frater Hinton, 1939 g
  • Helichus lithophilus (Germar, 1824) i c g b
  • Helichus puncticollis Sharp, 1882 i c g
  • Helichus pusillus Hinton, 1939 g
  • Helichus striatus Leconte, 1852 i c g b
  • Helichus substriatus (Müller, 1806) g
  • Helichus suturalis Leconte, 1852 i c g b
  • Helichus triangularis Musgrave, 1935 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

References

  1. "Heilchus Erichson, 1847". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114006. Retrieved October 27, 2011. 
  2. Gary W. Ulrich (1986). "The larvae and pupae of Helichus suturalis Leconte and Helichus productus Leconte (Coleoptera: Dryopidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin 40 (3): 325–335. 
  3. "Helichus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114006. Retrieved 2018-04-21. 
  4. "Browse Helichus". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/2116400138250c252658655b41d8c8fa. Retrieved 2018-04-21. 
  5. "Helichus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1033455. Retrieved 2018-04-21. 
  6. "Helichus Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/27313. Retrieved 2018-04-21. 

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q4040520 entry