A revision of the Neotropical genus Motonerus Hansen (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)

Abstract

Neotropical genus Motonerus is revised and rederfined, seven new species are described, habitat preferences and absence of wings in Motonerus apterus are discussed.

Keywords

• Coleoptera
• Hydrophilidae
• Sphaeridiinae
• Motonerus
• Neotropical region
• new species
• taxonomy