Helochares punctatus is a species of water scavenger beetles in the hydrophilid subfamily Acidocerinae.

The species is native to the western Palearctic realm, where it was originally reported from western Europe (Spain to Denmark)[1] and more recently from as far as Morocco and Iran.

[2][3] In the 2020s, it was reported as introduced and established in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

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