A preliminary checklist of the minute diving beetles of Belize (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini)

The taxonomic composition of the Bidessini of Belize is reviewed based on literature and material collected by the authors during a field survey in 2015. During the field survey a total 683 specimens of Bidessini were collected belonging to nine species of which six species are reported for the first time from Belize: Anodocheilus francescae Young, 1974, Anodocheilus guatemalensis (Zaitzev, 1910), Bidessodes elongatus (Sharp, 1882), Neobidessus obtusoides Young, 1977, Neobidessus persimilis (Régimbart, 1895) and Uvarus spretus (Sharp, 1882). A total of 11 species of Bidessini is now known from Belize. The new records are listed and distribution maps and notes on the ecology are provided for all species.