Hydrochus secretus Knisch

Perkins, Philip D., 2021, Taxonomy of water beetles in the genus Hydrochus Leach, 1817, from Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae), Zootaxa 4994 (1), pp. 1-93 : 51

Hydrochus secretus Knisch

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Hydrochous secretus Knisch 1921: 2

Hydrochus mahunkai Makhan 1993 ; syn. Oliva (1996); confirmed Perkins (2019a)

Originally described from Brazil. Habitus and male genitalia images are given in Perkins (2019a). New locality and deposition records for Bolivia and Brazil are given below

Material examined (4): Bolivia: Beni, Beni Stn., Palm Camp, NE. of San Borja , 31.vii.1988, leg. Robert W. Brooks (1 SEMC) ; Santa Cruz, 3.7 km SSE Buena Vista, Hotel Flora y Fauna , elev. 400 m (17°29’S, 63°33’W), 1–12.v.2004, leg. A. R. Cline (2 SEMC) . Brazil: Para, Belem , 9–10.vii.1969, leg. P. & P. Spangler (1 NMNH) .

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FIGURE 5. Dorsal habitus of Hydrochus species in study area.