Helochares punctatus
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| Helochares punctatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus: | Helochares |
| Species: | H. punctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Helochares punctatus (Sharp, 1869) | |
Helochares punctatus is a species of water scavenger beetles in the hydrophilid subfamily Acidocerinae. The species is native to the western Palearctic realm, where it was originally reported from western Europe (Spain to Denmark)[1] and more recently from as far as Morocco and Iran.[2][3] In the 2020s, it was reported as introduced and established in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.[4]
