Tobochares

Tobochares
Dorsal view of Tobochares sulcatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Subfamily: Acidocerinae
Genus: Tobochares
Short & García, 2007
Diversity
24 species to 2021

Tobochares is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae represented by 24 described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.

Taxonomy

The genus Tobochares belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae. It was first described by Short and García in 2007. Since then, as more species are discovered in the seepages of the Guiana Shield Region, there have been two additional papers describing several additional species.

Description

Small beetles (1.5–2.6 mm), yellowish brown, orange brown to dark brown in coloration; eyes entire to emarginate; maxillary palps from short and slender to very short and stout. The elytral punctation and sculpture is highly variable in this genus. There is also variation in the shape of the male genitalia and wing development. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short.

Habitat

Most Tobochares are considered seepage specialists. One species (Tobochares fusus) has been also collected in rotten fruits away from water sources.

Species

  1. Tobochares akoerio Girón and Short, 2021: Suriname
  2. Tobochares arawak Girón and Short, 2021: Guyana
  3. Tobochares anthonyae Girón and Short, 2021: Venezuela
  4. Tobochares atures Girón and Short, 2021: Venezuela
  5. Tobochares benettii Girón and Short, 2021: Brazil (Amazonas)
  6. Tobochares canaima Girón and Short, 2021: Venezuela
  7. Tobochares canaliculatus Kohlenberg and Short, 2017: Venezuela
  8. Tobochares canthus Kohlenberg and Short, 2017: Venezuela
  9. Tobochares communis Girón and Short, 2021: Brazil (Amapá, Roraima), Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  10. Tobochares emarginatus Kohlenberg and Short, 2017: Suriname
  11. Tobochares fusus Girón and Short, 2021: Brazil (Amapá), French Guiana
  12. Tobochares goias Girón and Short, 2021: Brazil (Goiás)
  13. Tobochares kappel Girón and Short, 2021: Suriname
  14. Tobochares kasikasima Short, 2013: Suriname
  15. Tobochares kolokoe Girón and Short, 2021: Suriname
  16. Tobochares kusad Kohlenberg and Short, 2017: Brazil (Roraima), Guyana
  17. Tobochares luteomargo Girón and Short, 2021: Venezuela
  18. Tobochares microps Girón and Short, 2021: Suriname
  19. Tobochares pallidus Kohlenberg and Short, 2017: Venezuela
  20. Tobochares pemon Girón and Short, 2021: Venezuela
  21. Tobochares romanoae Kohlenberg and Short, 2017: Brazil (Roraima)
  22. Tobochares sipaliwini Short and Kadosoe, 2011: Brazil (Roraima), Guyana, Suriname
  23. Tobochares striatus Short, 2013: Suriname
  24. Tobochares sulcatus Short and García, 2007: Venezuela

References

  1. 1 2 3 Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-06-18). "The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species". ZooKeys (1045): 1–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1045.63810. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8233300. PMID 34228772.
  2. 1 2 Short, Andrew Edward Z.; García, Mauricio M. (2007). "Tobochares sulcatus, a new genus and species of water scavenger beetle from Amazonas State, Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilini)". Aquatic Insects. 29 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1080/01650420701247869. ISSN 0165-0424. S2CID 86732116.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kohlenberg, Alex T.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2017-04-21). "Revision of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)". ZooKeys (669): 113–146. doi:10.3897/zookeys.669.11773. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5523376. PMID 28769656.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Girón, Jennifer C.; Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2021-02-22). "Review of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae): new lineages, new species, and new records". ZooKeys (1019): 93–140. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1019.59881. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7921074. PMID 33688849.
  5. 1 2 Short, A. E. Z. (2013). "Aquatic beetles of the Grensgebergte and Kasikasima regions, Suriname (Insecta: Coleoptera)". A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Upper Palumeu River Watershed (Grensgebergte and Kasikasima) of Southeastern Suriname. p. 79. doi:10.1896/054.067.0112. ISBN 9781934151570.