taxonID	type	description	language	source
BC6CF939EE07FFF6FF44FF7EB6A9FED0.taxon	description	Figs. 1 A, 2 A, 3 B, 4 A – C.	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE07FFF6FF44FF7EB6A9FED0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (48). VENEZUELA: Barinas State: 10 km NE Barinas, 23. ii. 1969, leg. P. & P. Spangler (1 ex., USNM). Falcón State: SE of Tocopero, 11 ° 26.922 ' N, 69 ° 13.109 ' W, 12 m, puddle in roadside ditch, 10. vii. 2010, leg. A. Short, G. Gustafson, J. Camacho, VZ 09 - 0710 - 03 C (2 exs., MIZA); Médanos de Coro, 11 ° 26.215 ' N, 69 ° 40.112 ' W, 8 m, pond in dunes, 9. vii. 2010, leg. A. Short & W. Shepard, VZ 09 - 0709 - 03 Z (1 ex., CVL). Guárico State: [N. of] San Fernando de Apure, 12. ii. 1969, leg. P. & P. Spangler (9 exs., MCZ, USNM); Road between Dos Caminos and Calabozo, 9 ° 23.981 ' N, 67 ° 22.196 ' W, 140 m, muddle pool along road, 10. ix. 2007, leg. A. Short, AS- 07 - 001 (1 ex., MIZA); N. of Palenque, 9 ° 6.794 ' N, 66 ° 59.595 ' W, 152 m, stream margins, 8. i. 2009, leg. A. Short, M. García, J. Camacho, K. Miller, L. Joly, VZ 09 - 0108 - 03 X (8 exs., MIZA, CVL); Between San Juan and Dos Caminos, Río San Antonio (at overpass), 9 ° 46.321 ' N, 67 ° 21.201 ' W, 255 m, 4. ii. 2010, pool in streambed, leg. A. Short, M. García, L. Joly, VZ 10 - 0204 - 02 A (13 exs., MIZA, SEMC). Sucre State: Finca Vuelta Larga, 10 ° 30.075 ' N, 63 ° 06.217 ' W, 10 m, mud puddle in road with detritus, 29. i. 2010, leg. A. Short, M. García, & L. Joly, VZ 10 - 0129 - 03 A (13 exs., MIZA); Nr. Irapa, river crossing at highway, 10 ° 35.532 ' N, 62 ° 35.149 ' W, 14 m, mud puddles near river, 30. i. 2010, leg. A. Short, M. García, & L. Joly, VZ 10 - 0130 - 02 A (1 ex., MIZA).	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE07FFF6FF44FF7EB6A9FED0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Habitus as in Fig. 1 A. Length: 1.28 – 1.44 mm. Color: Head shining black; pronotum and elytra shining dark brown; legs and palps testaceous, penultimate (dilated) and last palpomeres darkened. Pronotum finely and widely punctuate; with anterior lobes more marked; median groove wide and starting near the anterior margin; lateral fossulae oval, anterior foveae round, posterior foveae oval and deep. Elytra with six rows of deep punctures between suture and humeral callus. Aedeagus (Fig. 2 A) in ventral view with the median lobe and arc of the internal duct curved; main piece medially curved in lateral view.	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE07FFF6FF44FF7EB6A9FED0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, U. S. A. (Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) (Perkins, 1980; Hansen, 1998; Delgado et al., 1995). In a distribution map, Perkins (1980, fig. 92 B) indicated the presence of this species in Venezuela (and the size of Venezuelan specimens: pp. 279), but no material from the country is listed in the Appendix of Specimens Examined. We have located these and reconfirmed these specimens in the collection of USNM (examined by A. Short) and MCZ (examined by P. Perkins); these are included in the material examined section above (Map: Fig. 3 B). Habitat. This species was mostly found in small pools, often with muddy substrate. Some of these pools were in otherwise dried-up streambeds, but others were temporary, isolated pools along roads. Other collecting events included pools in sand dunes, and the margins of small streams. See Figs. 4 A, B, C.	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE04FFF0FF44F8F5B66FFE0E.taxon	description	Figs. 1 B, 2 B, 3 A, 4 A, C	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE04FFF0FF44F8F5B66FFE0E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (151): VENEZUELA: Falcón State: E. Dabajuro, river at Bridge crossing on Rt. 3, 11 ° 02.305 ’ N, 70 ° 38.467 ’ W, 98 m, gravel and sand margins of river and associated side pools, leg. A. Short, G. Gustafson, & E. Inciarte, VZ 09 - 0708 - 01 A (34 exs., MALUZ, MIZA, SEMC, CVL); Médanos de Coro, 11 ° 26.215 ' N, 69 ° 40.112 ' W, 8 m, pond in dunes, 9. vii. 2010, leg. A. Short & W. Shepard, VZ 09 - 0709 - 03 Z (88 exs., MIZA, MALUZ, SEMC); Paraguaná Península, ca. 1 km Santa Ana, 11 47.634 ’ N, 69 56.717 ’ W, 76 m, 10. vii. 2010, leg. A. Short & M. García, small puddle in dry streambed, VZ 09 - 0710 - 02 A (1 ex., SEMC); SE of Tocopero, 11 ° 26.922 ' N, 69 ° 13.109 ' W, 12 m, puddle in roadside ditch, 10. vii. 2010, leg. A. Short, G. Gustafson, J. Camacho, VZ 09 - 0710 - 03 C (10 exs., MIZA); same data but leg. R. Sites, VZ 09 - 0710 - 03 S / 1066 (1 ex., SEMC). Guárico State: Between San Juan and Dos Caminos, Río San Antonio (at overpass), 9 ° 46.321 ' N, 67 ° 21.201 ' W, 255 m, 4. ii. 2010, pool in streambed, leg. A. Short, M. García, L. Joly, VZ 10 - 0204 - 02 A (9 exs., MIZA, SEMC). Zulia State: Maracaibo, Universidad del Zulia, Lagunas de Oxidación-ICLAM, 26. xi. 1994, leg. M. García (8 exs., MALUZ).	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE04FFF0FF44F8F5B66FFE0E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Habitus as in Fig. 1 B. Length: 1.37 – 1.42 mm. Color: Head black with metallic reflections; pronotum brown with greenish metallic reflections; elytra and legs testaceous. Pronotum densely and finely punctured; external areas of anterior and posterior foveae united forming a sinuate line, internal areas of foveae united forming two transverse shallow depressions. Labrum of males with a tooth. Females with the anterior edge of the labrum straight. Aedeagus (Fig. 2 B) in ventral view with the apex of main piece wide and the distal lobe subcylindrical, slightly widened near the apex	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE04FFF0FF44F8F5B66FFE0E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Canada (Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan), Colombia, Mexico, U. S. A (Midwest and western states) (Perkins, 1980; Hansen, 1998). New record for Venezuela (map: Fig. 3 A). Habitat. Found in nearly identical situations to G. fossatus (LeConte) as described above (Figs. 4 A, C). In addition, one series was collected in artificial lagoons for sewage remediation.	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE02FFF0FF44FDDEB650FBBE.taxon	description	Figs. 1 C, 2 C, 3 A, 4 A.	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE02FFF0FF44FDDEB650FBBE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (25): VENEZUELA: Falcón State: Médanos de Coro, 11 ° 26.215 ' N, 69 ° 40.112 ' W, 8 m, pond in dunes, 9. vii. 2010, leg. A. Short & W. Shepard, VZ 09 - 0709 - 03 Z (25 ex., MALUZ, MIZA, SEMC, CVL).	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE02FFF0FF44FDDEB650FBBE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Habitus as in Fig. 1 C. Length: 1.51 – 1.56 mm. Color: Head shining black with greenish reflections; pronotum brown with greenish metallic reflections; elytra and legs testaceous. Pronotum with postocular tooth; median groove connected to anterior foveae forming an anterior transverse depression; posterior foveae also posteriorly united. Males with a variable tooth at the apex of the labrum. Females with anterior edge of the labrum straight. Aedeagus (Fig. 2 C) in ventral view with the main piece narrow and the distal lobe L-shaped. The aedeagal morphology is quite variable in this species (Perkins, 1980). The aedeagus from Venezuelan specimens are similar to those from Florida and Brazil and quite different to those from the Caribbean Islands (Puerto Rico).	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
BC6CF939EE02FFF0FF44FDDEB650FBBE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, U. S. A. (Florida, Texas) (Perkins, 1980; Hansen 1998). New record for Venezuela (map: Fig. 3 A). Habitat. The single collecting event for this species in Venezuela was in a small pool in the Médanos de Coro, a large expanse of sand dunes along the northwest coast (Fig. 4 A).	en	Valladares, Luis F., Short, Andrew Edward Z. (2011): Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). Zootaxa 3021: 63-68
