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| Berosus affinis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| 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. It is distributed worldwide.
Beetles of this genus are aquatic, with most living in ponds and other marshy habitat types.
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
- 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:
- 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)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 51 (1): 83–122. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2015.
- Short, A. E. Z.; Hebauer, F. (2006). "World Catalogue of Hydrophiloidea – additions and corrections, 1 (1999–2005) (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 76: 315–359. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2015.
- ^ 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. PMC 3677367. PMID 23794806.
- "Australian Faunal Directory: Names list for Berosus Leach, 1817". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
External links
- Berosus on Encyclopedia of Life
Media related to Berosus at Wikimedia Commons
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