Berosus llanensis

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 llanensis

Name

Berosus llanensis Oliva & Short, 2012: figs. 19A, 20A

Holotype: MIZA, ♂.

Type locality: VENEZUELA: Apure State/ 7°38.660'N, 69°18.004'W, 90 m/ between “La Ye” & Bruzual/ 18.i.2009; Short, Camacho, &/ Garcia; VZ-09-0118-03X: lagoon.

Etymology: The name alludes to the fact that this species is found on the vast plains region of central Venezuela, Los Llanos.

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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