Helobata Bergroth, 1888

Clarkson, Bruno, Santos, André Dias Dos & Ferreira-Jr, Nelson, 2016, On Brazilian Helobata Bergroth, 1888 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae): description of two new species, new records, and key to species, Zootaxa 4126 (4), pp. 548-562 : 560-561

Checklist of Helobata Bergroth, 1888 from Brazil

(*) denotes new records. Additional comments on specific cases are found below.

Helobata amazonensis sp. nov. Brazil: Amazonas (*).

Helobata corumbaensis Fernández & Bachmann, 1987

Brazil ( Hansen 1999: 173): Mato Grosso (*), Mato Grosso do Sul1 ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 155).

Helobata larvalis ( Horn, 1873) (= Hydrophilus striatus Brullé, 1841 preoccupied by H. striatus Say, 1825 ) North America through the West Indies ( Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996, 56; Knisch 1924: 223; Spangler & Cross 1972: 413). Central America ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 154; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56; Spangler & Cross 1972: 413). South America ( Arnett 1983: 11; Knisch 1924: 223; Lacordaire 1854: 457). Argentina ( Hansen 1999: 173; Knisch 1924: 223; Spangler & Cross 1972: 413; Zaitzev 1908: 389): Buenos Aires ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 154, 155; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56; Spangler & Cross 1972: 413), Chaco ( Bruch 1915b: 483; Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 154, 155), Corrientes ( Bruch 1915b: 483; Brullé 1841: 58; Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 154, 155), Entre Ríos, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 154, 155).

Bolivia ( Hansen 1999: 173): Santa Cruz ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 155).

Brazil ( Hansen 1999: 173): Amazonas (*), Ceará (*), Mato Grosso (*), Mato Grosso do Sul1 ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 155).

Cuba ( Arnett 1983: 11; Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 154; Hansen 1999; 173; Leng 1920: 85; Leng & Mutchler 1920: 106; Sharp 1882:77; Young 1954: 185).

Guatemala ( Arnett 1983: 11; Hansen 1999: 173; Spangler & Cross 1972: 413; Young 1954: 185): Paso Antonio ( Sharp 1882: 77).

Mexico ( Arnett 1983: 11; Hansen 1999: 173; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56; Leng 1920: 85; Spangler & Cross 1972: 413; Young 1954: 185, 186).

Paraguay ( Hansen 1999: 173): Asunción, Concepción, San Pedro ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 155). USA ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 154): Atlantic and Gulf Coast states, from Virginia to Florida, west to Texas ( Evans 2014: 107), California (Sonora: Horn 1873: 137; Leng & Mutchler 1920: 106; Sharp 1882: 77), Florida ( Arnett 1971: 223; Arnett 1983: 11; Bratchley 1914: 64; Bratchley 1932: 86, 301; Hansen 1999: 173; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56; Leng 1920: 85; Leng & Mutchler 1920: 105; Spangler & Cross: 413; van Tassell 2001: 201; Young 1954: 185, 186), Los Angeles ( Arnett 1983: 11), Louisiana ( Arnett 1971: 223; Hansen 1999: 173; Horn 1873: 137; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56; Leng 1920: 85; Leng & Mutchler 1920: 106; Sharp 1882: 77; Spangler & Cross: 413; van Tassell 2001: 201; Young 1954: 185, 186), Mississippi ( Hansen 1999: 173; Richmond 1962: 88; van Tassell 2001: 201), North Carolina ( Brigham 1982: 10.79, 10.80, 10.85; Hansen 1999: 173; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56; van Tassell 2001: 201), South Carolina ( Brigham 1982: 10.79, 10.80, 10.85; Hansen 1999: 173; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56), Texas ( Hansen 1999: 173; Jasper & Vogtsberger 1996: 56, 57; van Tassell 2001: 201).

Venezuela ( Hansen 1999: 173): Barinas ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 155).

Helobata pantaneira sp. nov. Brazil: Mato Grosso State (*).

Helobata quatipuru Fernández & Bachmann 1987

Brazil: Pará ( Fernández & Bachmann 1987: 158), Rio de Janeiro2 (*).

1—In 1975, Mato Grosso State was divided into Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul States. Actually, Corumbá is localized in Mato Grosso do Sul State.

2—These specimens correspond to the unidentified Helobata recorded from Rio de Janeiro State (RJ) by Ferreira- Jr et al. (1998) and Santos et al. (2010).