First record of Helophorus pitcheri Angus, 1970 (Coleoptera: Helophoridae) from northern Siberia (Krasnoyarsky Krai)
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2026-18-2-517-521Keywords:
distribution, Dytiscidae, Gyda Peninsula, new records, rangeAbstract
The species, Helophorus pitcheri Angus, 1970 (Helophoridae), recorded from northern Siberia and Krasnoyarsky Krai for the first time. The record of Helophorus pitcheri from the Gyda Peninsula expanded the northern boundary of its range about 1800–2000 km. Photographs of the habitus and male genitalia, as well as a map of the species records are provided.
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