Berosus sayi

Berosus sayi is a species of hydrophilid beetles native to the United States. It is a synonym of Berosus striatus, which 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][3][4][5][6]

Berosus sayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Berosus
Species:
B. sayi
Binomial name
Berosus sayi
Hansen, 1999
Synonyms

Berosus striatus

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.
  3. "Berosus sayi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Berosus sayi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. "Berosus sayi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. "Berosus sayi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.


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