Berosus garciai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hydrophiloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Hydrophilinae
Tribus: Berosini
Genus: Berosus
Species: Berosus garciai

Name

Berosus garciai Oliva & Short, 2012: figs. 6A–B, 7B, 29

Holotype: MIZA, male ♂.

Type locality: VENEZUELA: Amazonas State/ 5°30.311'N, 67°36.921'W/ nr. Campamento Canturama/ 14.i.2009; leg. Short, Camacho,/ Miller, García, & Joly; Orinoco/ floodplain pools; VZ09-0114-03B.

Etymology: This species is dedicated to Mauricio García, who has been an ardent student of aquatic Coleoptera of Venezuela for the last fifteen years, and friend and colleague of the authors.

References

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.