Helochares hainanensis Dong & Bian, 2021

Yang, Zhenming, Jia, Fenglong, Tang, Yudan & Jiang, Lu, 2021, Two new species of Helochares, with additional faunistic records from China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae), ZooKeys 1078, pp. 57-83 : 57

Helochares hainanensis Dong & Bian, 2021

Figs 29 , 38 , 45 , 46

Helochares (Hydrobaticus) hainanensis Dong & Bian, 2021:168. Type locality: China (Hainan).

Material examined.

Guangdong: 6 males, 11 females, Shenzhen , Dapeng Peninsula , Kuichong, Paiyashan Mt., alt. 8 m, 22°38'59"N, 114°30'37"E, 5.xi.2018, Weicai Xie leg.

Distribution.

China (Hainan, Guangdong). New for Guangdong.

Habitat.

This species occurs in mud with aquatic grass at the edge of a pool.

Figures

Figures 29 - 32. Habitus of Helochares spp., dorsal view 29 H. hainanensis Dong & Bian 30 H. nipponicus Hebauer 31 H. negatus Hebauer 32 H. minusculus d'Orchymont.

Figures 37 - 40. Habitus of Helochares spp. 37 H. anchoralis Sharp (dorsal) 38 H. hainanensis Dong & Bian (ventral) 39 H. negatus Hebauer (ventral) 40 H. minusculus d'Orchymont, (ventral).

Figures 45 - 52. Aedeagi of Helochares spp 45 - 46 H. hainanensis Dong & Bian 45 dorsal 46 lateral 47 - 48 H. nipponicus Hebauer 47 dorsal 48 lateral 49 - 50 H. negatus Hebauer 49 dorsal 50 lateral 51 - 52 H. minusculus d'Orchymont 51 dorsal 52 lateral.