Hydrochus Leach 1817
Creators: name: Perkins, Philip D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrochidae
Hydrochus

description: Hydrochus VAIS collecting events, 2006-2012:
AS-06-009: Venezuela: Apure State: Road between San Fernando and Rio Capanaparo, 0.5 km N. Rio Claro, 67° 38.69’ W, 7° 10.162’ N, 50m, 01/04/2006, leg. Short & Torres, roadside ditch/swale
AS-06-013: Venezuela: Amazonas State: Road between Puerto Ayacucho and Samariapo, 67° 45.358’ W, 5° 20.497’ N, 72m, 01/06/2006, leg. Short, small stream in road culvert
AS-06-019: Venezuela: Apure State: Road between Rio Orinoco and Rio Cinaruco, 67° 32.604’ W, 6° 30.9’ N, 68m, 01/08/2006, leg. Short & Torres, Morichal
AS-08-081a: Venezuela: Amazonas State: Puerto Ayacucho, approx 15 km S, nr. Campamento Canturama, 67° 36.109’ W, 5° 30.623’ N, 100-110m, 08/08/2008, leg. Short, pool at base of large rock outcrop
VZ08- 1230-02X: Venezuela: Zulia State: Quebrada Riencito, nr, 72.30837° W, 10.85498° N, 81m, 12/30/2008, leg. Short, Camacho, García, Marshy pond along road
VZ09-0104-01A: Venezuela: Aragua State: Henri Pittier National Park, Rio La Trilla, 67.74250° W, 10.37319° N, 295m, 01/04/2009, leg. Short, García, Camacho, Miller
VZ09-0108- 03X: Venezuela: Guarico State: N of Palenque, 66° 59.595’ W, 9° 6.794’ N, 152m, 01/08/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, García, Joly, Miller, stream margins
VZ09-0109- 01X: Venezuela: Guarico State: Las Mercedes, approx 65 km S, 66° 22.602’ W, 8° 31.705’ N, 145m, 01/09/2009, leg. Short, García, Camacho, Miller, large vegetated lagoons
VZ09-0110-01A: Venezuela: Guarico State: San Nicolasito Field Station, Rio Aguaro, 66° 26.228’ W, 8° 6.226’ N, 52m, 01/10/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, García, Joly, Miller, along river
VZ09-0110- 02X: Venezuela: Guarico State: San Nicolasito Field Station, morichal in front of station, 66° 24.459’ W, 8° 8.296’ N, 50m, 01/10/2009, leg. Short & Miller, morichal margin and backwaters
VZ09-0111-01G2: Venezuela: Guarico State: San Nicolasito, marsh E of, 66° 20.598’ W, 8° 8.713’ N, 74m, 01/11/2009, leg. García
VZ09-0111-01M3: Venezuela: Guarico State: San Nicolasito, marsh E of, 66° 20.598’ W, 8° 8.713’ N, 74m, 01/11/2009, leg. Miller
VZ09-0111- 02X: Venezuela: Bolivar State: between Caicara & Los Pijiguaos, 66° 17.904’ W, 7° 20.992’ N, 62m, 01/11/2009, leg. Short, García, Miller, various lentic habitats: pond and lagoon
VZ09-0112-01A: Venezuela: Bolivar State: Los Pijiguaos, outcrop/morichal, 66° 49.238’ W, 6° 35.617’ N, 80m, 01/12/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, García, Joly, Miller, morichal margin
VZ09-0112-01B: Venezuela: Bolivar State: Los Pijiguaos, outcrop/morichal, 66° 49.238’ W, 6° 35.617’ N, 60- 80m, 01/12/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, García, Joly, Miller, algae on rocky margin of morichal
VZ09-0112-01C: Venezuela: Bolivar State: Los Pijiguaos, outcrop/morichal, 66° 49.238’ W, 6° 35.617’ N, 60- 80m, 01/12/2009, leg. Short & Miller, detrital pools
VZ09-0112-02A: Venezuela: Bolivar State: Rio Caripito, 67.02912° W, 6.58694° N, m, 01/12/2009, leg. Short & Miller, river margin
VZ09-0112-02B: Venezuela: Bolivar State: Rio Caripito, 67.02912° W, 6.58694° N, m, 01/12/2009, leg. Short & Miller, detrital pool
VZ09-0113- 01X: Venezuela: Bolivar State: El Burro, approx 25 km E, 67° 14.467’ W, 6° 13.059’ N, 62m, 01/13/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, García, Joly, Miller, rocky morichal
VZ09-0115-03A: Venezuela: Amazonas State: Communidad Porvenir, just S of, 67° 45.315’ W, 5° 20.514’ N, 87m, 01/15/2009, leg. Short & García, pool in culvert
VZ09-0115-03B: Venezuela: Amazonas State: Communidad Porvenir, just S of, 67° 45.315’ W, 5° 20.514’ N, 87m, 01/15/2009, leg. Short & Miller, small streamlet
VZ09-0117- 01X: Venezuela: Apure State: Road between Rio Orinoco and Rio Cinaruco, 67° 32.604’ W, 6° 30.9’ N, 68m, 01/17/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Miller, Morichal margin
VZ09-0117- 03X: Venezuela: Apure State: Road between Rio Capanaparo and Rio Cinaruco, Medanos de la Soledad, 67° 43.868’ W, 7° 20.175’ N, 49m, 01/17/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Miller, marshy area
VZ09-0118- 02X: Venezuela: Apure State: Mantecal, approx 10 km W, side road, 69° 3.679’ W, 7° 37.298’ N, 83m, 01/18/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Miller, marsh and culvert pool
VZ09-0118- 03X: Venezuela: Apure State: between La Ye and Bruzual, 69° 18.004’ W, 7° 38.660’ N, 90m, 01/18/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Miller, roadside lagoon
VZ09-0118- 04X: Venezuela: Apure State: Bruzual, edge of town, 69° 20.530’ W, 8° 2.534’ N, 83m, 01/18/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Miller, large marsh
VZ09-0119- 01X: Venezuela: Barinas State: Libertad, E of, along side gravel road, 69° 35.202’ W, 8° 25.773’ N, 106m, 01/19/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Miller, forested canal
VZ09-0119-02B: Venezuela: Portuguesa State: Guanare, N of, Rio Guanare, 69° 48.961’ W, 9° 2.508’ N, 185m, 01/19/2009, leg. García
VZ09-0119-02C: Venezuela: Portuguesa State: Guanare, N of Rio Guanare, 69° 48.961’ W, 9° 2.508’ N, 185m, 01/19/2009, leg. Short, side pools in rocky flood plain
VZ09-0710-03B: Venezuela: Falcon State: Tocopero, SE of, 69° 13.109’ W, 11° 26.922’ N, 12m, 07/10/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Inciarte, García, Gustafson, Shepard, Sites, Large, partially shaded pond with lots of emergent vegetation
VZ09-0714-05A: Venezuela: Barinas State: Los Pasitos, E, 70° 32.194’ W, 8° 28.477’ N, 205m, 07/14/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Inciarte, García, Gustafson, Shepard, Sites, marshy pond with lots of vegetation on large hacienda
VZ09-0716-05A: Venezuela: Tachira State: Chorro el Indio, 72° 12.725’ W, 7° 42.986’ N, 1389m, 07/16/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Inciarte, Gustafson, Shepard, Sites, margins of small pond
VZ09-0716-07A: Venezuela: Tachira State: El Tama National Park, by INPARQUES office, 72° 10.340’ W, 7° 35.038’ N, 472m, 07/16/2009, leg. Short, Camacho, Inciarte, Gustafson, Sites, light, mercury vapor
VZ09-0812-02A: Venezuela: Anzoategui State: Transect 1, 64° 8.45’ W, 9° 21.03’ N, 327m, 08/12/2009, leg. Cordero, permanent pond with grass
VZ10-0129-04A: Venezuela: Sucre State: El Pilar, approx 5 km SE, 63° 7.070’ W, 10° 31.419’ N, 2m, 01/29/2010, leg. Short & García, marsh/swamp along road
VZ10-0130-02A: Venezuela: Sucre State: Irapa, nr, river crossing at hwy 9, 62° 35.149’ W, 10° 35.532’ N, 14m, 01/30/2010, leg. Short, García, Joly, mud puddles near river
VZ10-0131-03B: Venezuela: Monagas State: Rio Azagua, 63° 8.548’ W, 10° 0.840’ N, 38m, 01/31/2010, leg. Short & García, side pools
VZ10-0202-01B: Venezuela: Monagas State: Maturin, S of, river crossing, 63° 8.295’ W, 9° 36.591’ N, 45m, 02/02/2010, leg. Short & García, vegetated river/morichal margin
VZ10-0202-03A: Venezuela: Monagas State: Morichal Largo & Temblador, small pond between, 62° 43.618’ W, 9° 5.798’ N, 29m, 02/02/2010, leg. Short, García, Joly, margins of vegetated pond
VZ10-0203-01A: Venezuela: Delta Amacuro State: Between Tucupita & Los Guires, 61° 54.610’ W, 9° 10.504’ N, 8m, 02/03/2010, leg. Short & García, marsh by road
VZ10-0203-02A: Venezuela: Delta Amacuro State: between Tucupita & Temblador, small pond along road, 62° 14.306’ W, 8° 46.439’ N, 19m, 02/03/2010, leg. Short, García, Joly, margins of vegetated pond
VZ10-0203-03A: Venezuela: Anzoategui State: El Tigre, N of, river along highway, 64° 19.445’ W, 9° 5.808’ N, 236m, 02/03/2010, leg. García, shaded side margins without vegetation
VZ10-0204-01A: Venezuela: Anzoategui State: Zaraza, E of, ranch lagoon, 65° 11.769’ W, 9° 21.186’ N, 68m, 02/04/2010, leg. Short & García, vegetated lagoon margin
VZ10-0705-02B: Venezuela: Guarico State: San Nicolasito Field Station, morichal in front of station, 66° 24.459’ W, 8° 8.296’ N, 50m, 07/05/2010, leg. Short, Arias, Tellez, HG vapor and UV lights
VZ10-0706-01A: Venezuela: Guarico State: Santa Rita, 2.6 km W, 66° 16.685’ W, 8° 7.261’ N, 73m, 07/06/2010, leg. Short & Tellez, flooded area by road
VZ10-0717-02A: Venezuela: Bolivar State: Gran Sabana, N Santa Elena, Rio Guara at Rt 10, 61° 5.679’ W, 4° 37.362’ N, 876m, 07/17/2010, leg. Short, Arias, Tellez, marshy area in river floodplain
VZ10-0719-01A: Venezuela: Monagas State: Chaguaramas, 4 km S, 62° 45.918’ W, 8° 38.079’ N, 124m, 07/19/2010, leg. Short, Arias, Tellez, roadside muddy puddle
VZ12-0120-03A: Venezuela: Cojedes State: El Pao, approx 7.5 km, Rio Caiman Grande at San Brano, 68° 11.860’ W, 9° 39.246’ N, 137m, 01/20/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, stream margins
VZ12-0121-02A: Venezuela: Cojedes State: La Galera, approx 2 km S, between El Pao & El Baul, 68° 9.908’ W, 9° 32.930’ N, 126m, 01/21/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, marsh/pond
VZ12-0121-03A: Venezuela: Cojedes State: El Baul, 5 km S, large marsh, 68° 19.304’ W, 8° 54.008’ N, 70m, 01/21/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, marsh
VZ12-0122-01A: Venezuela: Cojedes State: Aparicion, at highway, lagoon/pond, 69° 23.062’ W, 9° 22.268’ N, 213m, 01/22/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, pond
VZ12-0125-01A: Venezuela: Barinas State: Ciudad Bolivia, approx 20 km S, small stream, 70° 23.867’ W, 8° 16.954’ N, 149m, 01/25/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, stream margins
VZ12-0125-02A: Venezuela: Barinas State: Ciudad Bolivia, approx 13 km SE, large Hacienda, 70° 28.238’ W, 8° 19.394’ N, 173m, 01/25/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, marsh
VZ12-0126-01B: Venezuela: Barinas State: Santa Barbara, E of, Rio Santa Barbara, 71° 11.188’ W, 7° 50.028’ N, 177m, 01/26/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, big sidepool of river
VZ12-0126-02A: Venezuela: Tachira State: La Pedrera, 10 km E, Mata de Limon, small lagoon on finca, 71° 29.322’ W, 7° 30.172’ N, 185m, 01/26/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, marsh
VZ12-0127-01A: Venezuela: Zulia State: Puente del Zulia, lagoon on finca, 72° 20.163’ W, 8° 33.108’ N, 47m, 01/27/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, large lagoon
VZ12-0127-02A: Venezuela: Zulia State: Encontrados, approx 3 km SE, 72° 12.734’ W, 9° 1.982’ N, 19m, 01/27/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, small lagoon
VZ12-0128-06A: Venezuela: Trujillo State: La Cieba, approx 10 km E, by cemetery, 70° 57.345’ W, 9° 28.505’ N, 18m, 01/28/2012, leg. Short, Arias, Gustafson, lagoon
Following are the complete names of the collectors in the VAIS project: Quintin Arias, Jesus Camacho, Ruben Cordero, Mauricio García, Grey Gustafson, L. J. Joly, Kelly B. Miller, Andrew E. Z. Short, William D. Shepard, Robert Sites, Monica Tellez, and Phil Torres.
Locality data for specimens from other collections are given verbatim in the species accounts, sometimes with very slight changes, such as punctuation, for clarity.
Some duplicate specimens from long series will be deposited in the MCZ.
description: Published as part of Perkins, Philip D., 2019, Taxonomy of Venezuelan water beetles in the genus Hydrochus Leach, 1817, and an analysis of male genitalia morphology (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4708 (1) on pages 8-10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4708.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3587181