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][3]
| Berosus sayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus: | Berosus |
| Species: | B. sayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Berosus sayi Hansen, 1999 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Berosus striatus | |
References
- 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.
- 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.
- "Berosus sayi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Berosus sayi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "Berosus sayi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- "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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