Berosus striatus

Berosus striatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Genus: Berosus
Species: Berosus striatus
(Say, 1825)
Synonyms

Hydrophilus striatus Say, 1825

Berosus striatus is a species of hydrophilid beetle native to the United States. It was originally described by Thomas Say in 1825, and females can be characterized by a small tooth on the suture near the apex of each elytron.[1][2]

References

  1. Say, Thomas (1825). "Descriptions of new species of coleopterous insects inhabiting the United States". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 5: 160-204.
  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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