Helobata is a mostly Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae.

It contains 13 described species, one of which is broadly distributed, reaching North America.

[1][2][3] The genus Helobata was described for the first time by Ernst Evald Bergroth in 1888.

Medium-sized beetles (4–7 mm), yellowish-brown to dark brown in coloration, with granulose surface, usually with a mottled or patterned appearance.

[1] According to Girón and Short "Species of Helobata occur primarily in open habitats with abundant vegetation".