Tobochares is a Neotropical genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae represented by 24 described species known from the Guiana Shield Region.

[1] The genus Tobochares belongs in the subfamily Acidocerinae.

The elytral punctation and sculpture is highly variable in this genus.

There is also variation in the shape of the male genitalia and wing development.

One species (Tobochares fusus) has been also collected in rotten fruits away from water sources.