Abdullah MART, Ümit İNCEKARA, Hanifi KARACA

A new species and new records of Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) from Turkey

A new species belonging to the genus Helochares Mulsant, 1844 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) is described on the basis of a single male specimen collected in Ordu province, Turkey. The species is described and an identification key to the species of the Helochares lividus group is provided. In addition, Helochares pallens MacLeay, 1825 and Hydrobius convexus Brullé, 1835 are recorded in Turkey for the first time.

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Key words: Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Helochares, Hydrobius, new species, new records, Turkey, Palaearctic

A new species and new records of Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) from Turkey

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Key words: Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Helochares, Hydrobius, new species, new records, Turkey, Palaearctic,

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