Helochares obscurus

Helochares obscurus is a species of Hydrophilidae in the Hydrophilinae subfamily that can be found in Austria, Baltic states, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.[1]

Helochares obscurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Hydrophiloidea
Family:
Hydrophilidae
Subfamily:
Hydrophilinae
Genus:
Helochares
Species:
H. obscurus
Binomial name
Helochares obscurus
(O. F. Muller, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Hydrophilus obscurus O. F. Muller, 1776
  • Helochares subcompressus Rey, 1885
  • Hydrophilus variegatus Herbst, 1797
  • Hydrophilus erythrocephalus Fabricius, 1792
  • Helochares substriatus Sahlberg, 1903

References
  1. "Helochares (Helochares) obscurus (O. F. Muller, 1776)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.