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Helichus
Beetles of the genus Helichus are found worldwide apart from in Australia and Antarctica. Adults reach 1–8 millimetres (0.04–0.31 in) long and live in aquatic or riparian environments. The larvae are land-dwelling which may be unique in water living insects.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Helichus lithophilus
speciesHelichus lithophilus
Helichus striatus
speciesHelichus striatus
Helichus suturalis
speciesHelichus suturalis
Helichus ussuriensis
speciesHelichus ussuriensis
Helichus triangularis
speciesHelichus triangularis
Helichus basalis
speciesHelichus basalis
Helichus fastigiatus
speciesHelichus fastigiatus
Helichus columbianus
speciesHelichus columbianus
Helichus confluentus
speciesHelichus confluentus
Helichus birmanicus
speciesHelichus birmanicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 177945.