Taxonavigation

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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

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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.

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