Berosus megaphallus

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

Holotype: USNM, ♂.

Type locality: GUYANA, Karanambo/ 3°45.1'N, 59°18.6'W/ 2Apr1994, Buffalo Pond/ PJSpangler, colln #11.

Etymology: Named after the comparatively large aedeagus.

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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