Berosus castaneus

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 castaneus

Name

Berosus castaneus Oliva & Short, 2012: fig. 9

Holotype: MIZA, ♂.

Type locality: VENEZUELA: Bolivar State/ 5°44'28.7"N, 61°30'54.3"W, E. of/ Kavanayen; 1.viii.2008; 1290 m/ leg. A. Short & M. Garcia; large/ vegetated marsh; AS-08-063.

Etymology: The name alludes to the brown coloring of the dorsum, from the Latin nux castanea, “chestnut”, given adjectival form.

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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