A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) Author Hisamatsu, Sadatomo text Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 2011 2011-12-09 51 2 551 585 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5329313 0374-1036 5329313 Genus Heterhelus Jacquelin du Val, 1858 Type species. Cercus sambuci Erichson, 1843 (= Heterhelus scutellaris ( Heer, 1841 )) (original designation). Diagnosis. Body oval, convex dorsally. Pronotum transverse, projecting at mid-length or uniformly rounded lateral margins; disc with punctures smaller than eye facet; posterior angles obtusely angulate; basal margin nearly straight or with slight curvature. Male abdominal tergite VIII externally visible. Tarsal claws simple. Ovipositor with long or short styli. Bionomics. Inclusive species are associated with Sambucus ( SPORNRAFT 1967 , KIRK- SPRIGGS 1996, AUDISIO 1993 , JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010 ). Distribution. Seven species are known worldwide. They are distributed in the Nearctic, Palaearctic, and Oriental Regions (S-T. HISAMATSU & LEE 2007 , JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010 ). Note. Palaearctic species were treated by several authors ( SPORNRAFT 1967 , KIREJTSHUK 1992 , AUDISIO 1993 , KIRK- SPRIGGS 1996). Nearctic species were studied by PARSONS (1943) , and are currently under revision (Cline & Audisio, pers. comm.). Boreades Parsons, 1943 was synonymized under Heterhelus ( AUDISIO 1993 , JELÍNEK & AUDISIO 2007 ). S-T. HISAMATSU & LEE (2007) described Taiwanoheterhelus S-T. Hisamatsu & Lee, 2007 as a subgenus of Heterhelus , and treated Boreades as a valid subgenus of Heterhelus as well.