Berosus aragua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hydrophiloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophilinae
Tribus: Berosini
Genus: Berosus
Species: Berosus aragua

Name

Berosus aragua Oliva & Short, 2012: fig. 5

Holotype: MIZA, ♂.

Type locality: VENEZUELA: Anzoategui State/ 9°17'16.3"N, 64°13'39.1"W, 274 m/ Transect #1; 15.viii.2009/ temporary rain pond/ leg. R. Cordero; VZ09-0815-12A.

Etymology: The name refers to the Venezuelan region of Aragua, one of the states where this species was found.

Primary references

Oliva, A.; Short, A.E.Z. 2012: Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species. ZooKeys 206: 1–69. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.206.2587 . Reference page.

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