Enochrinae

Short & Fikáček, 2013

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Enochrinae is a of water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae) established by Short & Fikáček in 2013. The subfamily contains aquatic beetles associated with freshwater , particularly forested stream margins. A well-studied within this subfamily, Notionotus, has been revised using integrative combining with sequence data from COI and 28S genes.

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How to pronounce Enochrinae: /ˌɛnəˈkraɪniː/

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Habitat

Members of this are primarily associated with freshwater . The Notionotus, the most thoroughly documented enochrine group, occurs mainly at margins of forested streams; a minority of inhabit hygropetric habitats (thin water films on rock surfaces).

Distribution

The occurs in the Neotropical region. The Notionotus has been documented from Venezuela, Brazil (including Amazonas, Roraima, Rondônia, Bahia, and Mato Grosso do Sul), Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, and Bolivia.

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