Berosus asymmetricus

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 asymmetricus

Name

Berosus asymmetricus Oliva & Short, 2012: fig. 6A , 7A , 27

Holotype: MIZA, ♂.

Type locality: VENEZUELA: Bolivar State/ 6°35.617'N, 66°49.238'W, 80 m, Los Pijiguaos; 6.viii.2008/ leg. A.Short, M.García, L.Joly/ AS-08-076; morichal/rock outcrop.

Etymology: The name alludes to the asymmetrical genitalia.

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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