Berosus humeralis

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 humeralis

Name

Berosus humeralis Oliva & Short, 2012: figs. 16A, 17A, 27

Holotype: MIZA, ♂.

Type locality: VENEZUELA: Amazonas State/ 5°30.623'N, 67°36.109'W, 110 m/ ca. 15 km S. Puerto Ayacucho/ 14.i.2009; rock pools et al./ leg. A.Short; VZ09-0114-03B.

Etymology: The name refers to the characteristic subhumeral spots, taking up part of the striae 8–10.

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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