Biology:Berosus (beetle)
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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| Berosus affinis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophilinae |
| Tribe: | Berosini |
| Genus: | Berosus Leach, 1817 |
Berosus is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. The genus contains 273 species.[1][2] It is distributed worldwide.[3]
Beetles of this genus are aquatic, with most living in ponds and other marshy habitat types.[3]
Diversity
Species include:
- Berosus aculeatus LeConte, 1855
- Berosus affinis Brullé, 1835
- Berosus apure Oliva, 2002
- Berosus arnetti Van Tassell, 1990
- Berosus atlanticus Queney, 2007
- Berosus blechrus Leech, 1948
- Berosus chevrolati Zaitzev, 1908
- Berosus corrini Wooldridge, 1964
- Berosus degallieri Queney, 2010
- Berosus duquefi Queney, 2006
- Berosus dolerosus Leech, 1948
- Berosus exiguus Say, 1825
- Berosus fischeri Schödl, 1993
- Berosus fraternus LeConte, 1855
- Berosus guyanensis Queney, 2006
- Berosus hatchi Miller, 1965
- Berosus hoplites Sharp, 1887
- Berosus infuscatus LeConte, 1855
- Berosus ingeminatus Orchymont, 1946
- Berosus interstitialis Knisch, 1924
- Berosus maculosus Mannerheim, 1853
- Berosus metalliceps Sharp, 1882
- Berosus miles LeConte, 1855
- Berosus moerens Sharp, 1882
- Berosus nigricollis Hebauer, 2006
- Berosus notopeltatus Van Tassell, 1963
- Berosus olivae Queney, 2006
- Berosus ordinatus LeConte, 1855
- Berosus oregonensis Miller, 1965
- Berosus pantherinus LeConte, 1855
- Berosus peregrinus Herbst, 1797
- Berosus pugnax LeConte, 1863
- Berosus punctatissimus LeConte, 1855
- Berosus quadridens Chevrolat, 1863[4]
- Berosus rugulosus Horn, 1873
- Berosus salvini Sharp, 1882
- Berosus sayi Hansen, 1999
- Berosus spiniger Queney, 2010
- Berosus stylifer Horn, 1873
- Berosus trilobus Chevrolat, 1863
- Berosus truncatipennis Castelnau, 1840
- Berosus tayouanus Ueng, Wang & Wang, 2007
- Berosus undatus Fabricius, 1792
- Berosus youngi Wooldridge, 1964
Additional Australian species:[5]
- Berosus arcus Watts, 1987
- Berosus juxtadiscolor Watts, 1987
- Berosus macropunctatus Watts, 1987
- Berosus niger Watts, 1987
- Berosus quadrapunctatus Watts, 1987
- Berosus ralphi Watts, 1987
- Berosus reardoni Watts, 1987
- Berosus sarahae Watts, 1987
- Berosus timmsi Watts, 1987
- Berosus trishae Watts, 1987
- Berosus wadeae Watts, 1987
- Berosus amoenus Watts, 1987
- Berosus aquilo Watts, 1987
- Berosus dallasae Watts, 1987
- Berosus gibbae Watts, 1987
- Berosus josephenae Watts, 1987
- Berosus nicholasi Watts, 1987
- Berosus sadieae Watts, 1987
- Berosus sonjae Watts, 1987
- erosus veronicae Watts, 1987
- Berosus vijae Watts, 1987
References
- ↑ Short, A. E.Z.; Fikáček, M. (2011). "World catalogue of the Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera): additions and corrections II (2006-1010)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1): 83–122. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150813161822/http://cercyon.eu/Publications_PDF/ShortFikacek_CatalogueUpdateII.pdf.
- ↑ Short, A. E. Z.; Hebauer, F. (2006). "World Catalogue of Hydrophiloidea – additions and corrections, 1 (1999–2005) (Coleoptera)". Koleopterologische Rundschau 76: 315–359. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235958/http://waterbeetles.kubiodiversityinstitute.org/ShortPDFs/Short&Hebauer2005_updates.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oliva, A., & Short, A. E. (2012). Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species. ZooKeys, (206), 1-69.
- ↑ Deler-Hernández; Fikáček; Cala-Riquelme (2013). "A review of the genus Berosus Leach of Cuba (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)". ZooKeys (273): 73–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.273.4591. PMID 23794806.
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Names list for Berosus Leach, 1817" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Berosus;Berosini/names.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14931352 entry
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