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

 * 1) Aulonochares lingulatus Girón and Short, 2019
 * 2) Aulonochares novoairensis Girón and Short, 2019
 * 3) Aulonochares tubulus Girón and Short, 2019