Berosus corrini

Berosus corrini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Genus: Berosus
Species: Berosus corrini
(Wooldridge, 1964)

Berosus corrini is a species of hydrophilid beetle native to the United States. It was originally described by David P. Wooldridge in 1964 and is characterized by the lack of striae on its elytra, larger size, two projections on its sternal emargination, and laterally-projecting dorsal edges on the parameres.[1][2]

References

  1. Wooldridge, David P. (1964). "Two new species of Berosus from the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". The Coleopterists' Bulletin. 18 (4): 97-100.
  2. Testa, III, Sam; Lago, Paul K. (1994). "The Aquatic Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) of Mississippi" (PDF). Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station Technical Bulletin. 193 (5): 1-71. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2015.


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