Aulonochares
# Aulonochares

Aulonochares is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae represented by three described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.

## Taxonomy

The genus Aulonochares was described for the first time by Girón & Short in 2019.

It belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae and contains three described species from Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

## Description

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.

## Habitat

According to Girón and Short:

   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.

## Species

* Aulonochares lingulatus Girón and Short, 2019
* Aulonochares novoairensis Girón and Short, 2019
* Aulonochares tubulus Girón and Short, 2019
