AnimaliaColeopteraHydrophilidaeGirónJennifer C.ShortAndrew Edward Z.Review of the Neotropical water scavenger beetle genus Tobochares Short & García, 2007 (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae): new lineages, new species, and new recordsZookeys222202110199314010.3897/zookeys.1019.59881E1FB953C-41AE-5865-B61B-61D56B7AFAD8 Tobochares communis species groupDiagnosis.

The Tobochares communis species group can be recognized by the straight anterior margin of the eye in lateral view (e.g., Fig. 2E), the usually longitudinally aligned elytral punctures, the short and narrow glabrous patch on the metaventrite (Fig. 3D, E), the high density of the hydrofuge pubescence on the abdominal ventrites, and the well-developed and numerous metatibial spines.

Composition.

Tobochares akoerio sp. nov., T. arawak sp. nov., T. anthonyae sp. nov., T. atures sp. nov., T. canaima sp. nov., T. communis sp. nov., T. kappel sp. nov., T. kolokoe sp. nov., T. microps sp. nov., T. pemon sp. nov., and T. romanoae sp. nov.

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Heads of Tobochares spp. A, BT. goias, black mark pointing to canthus emarginating the eye A dorsal view B anterolateral view CT. fususD, ET. luteomargo, black mark pointing to straight anterior margin of the eye D dorsal view E anterolateral view FT. romanoaeGT. pemonHT. communisIT. microps.

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Characters of elytra and wings of Tobochares spp. A–E Scanning Electron Micrographs A–C elytra: white arrows point to serial punctures; black arrows point to interserial punctures AT. communisBT. aturesCT. arawakD, E ventral view of mesoventrite: DT. communis: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with low longitudinal elevation; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite ET. arawak: top white arrow points to posterior elevation of mesoventrite with weakly elevated bulge; bottom white arrow points to narrow longitudinal glabrous patch of the metaventrite. F–I detail of elytral punctation; black marks at top of each circle indicates serial punctures FT. pemon (all punctures relatively large; serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures in irregular single row) GT. atures (all punctures longitudinally aligned; serial punctures larger than interserial punctures; interserial punctures more densely distributed) HT. kolokoe (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming one or two irregular rows) IT. canaima (serial punctures longitudinally aligned; interserial punctures forming two or three irregular rows) J, K hindwings JT. sipaliwiniKT. microps.

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