| Aulonochares | |
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| Dorsal view of Aulonochares tubulus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Acidocerinae |
| Genus: | Aulonochares Girón & Short, 2019 |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Aulonochares is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region. [1]
The genus Aulonochares was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019. [2]
It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. [1] [2]
Medium-sized beetles (5.8–7.5 mm), smooth and shiny dorsally, orange-brown in coloration, with long maxillary palps. A complete diagnosis was presented by Girón and Short. [1]
According to Girón and Short: [1]
Specimens of Aulonochares have been collected in densely forested sandy streams and detrital pools in forests along creeks. They seem to prefer habitats with abundant detritus or decaying organic matter.