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Heliscus
Genus of beetles
Heliscus is a genus of bess beetles in the family Passalidae. There are about 12 described species in Heliscus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
01Species
These 12 species belong to the genus Heliscus:
- Heliscus championi (Bates, 1886) (Guatemala, Mexico)
- Heliscus decipiens (Kuwert, 1897) (Costa Rica)
- Heliscus eclipticus (Truqui, 1857) (Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico)
- Heliscus falsus (Kuwert, 1897) (Mexico)
- Heliscus moroni Reyes-Castillo, Asiain & Márquez, 2015 (Mexico)
- Heliscus rectangulatus (Luederwaldt, 1941) (Costa Rica)
- Heliscus ridiculus (Kuwert, 1891) (Guatemala, Mexico)
- Heliscus rotundicornis (Luederwaldt, 1941) (Costa Rica, Panama)
- Heliscus tikotepekensis (Kuwert, 1897) (Mexico)
- Heliscus tropicus (Percheron, 1835) (Mexico)
- Heliscus vazquezae Reyes-Castillo & Castillo, 1986 (Mexico)
- Heliscus yucatanus (Bates, 1886) (Guatemala, Mexico)
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