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''Berosus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Hydrophilidae Hydrophilidae, also known colloquially as water scavenger beetles, is a family of beetles. Aquatic hydrophilids are notable for their long maxillary palps, which are longer than their antennae. Several of the former subfamilies of Hydrophilidae ...
, the water scavenger beetles. The genus contains 273 species. It is distributed worldwide.Oliva, A., & Short, A. E. (2012)
Review of the ''Berosus'' Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species.
''ZooKeys'', (206), 1-69.
Beetles of this genus are aquatic, with most living in ponds and other
marsh A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...
y habitat types.


Diversity

Species include: * '' Berosus aculeatus'' LeConte, 1855 * '' Berosus affinis'' Brullé, 1835 * '' Berosus apure'' Oliva, 2002 * '' Berosus arnetti'' Van Tassell, 1990 * '' Berosus atlanticus'' Queney, 2007 * '' Berosus blechrus'' Leech, 1948 * '' Berosus chevrolati'' Zaitzev, 1908 * '' Berosus corrini'' Wooldridge, 1964 * '' Berosus degallieri'' Queney, 2010 * '' Berosus duquefi'' Queney, 2006 * '' Berosus dolerosus'' Leech, 1948 * '' Berosus exiguus'' Say, 1825 * '' Berosus fischeri'' Schödl, 1993 * '' Berosus fraternus'' LeConte, 1855 * '' Berosus guyanensis'' Queney, 2006 * '' Berosus hatchi'' Miller, 1965 * '' Berosus hoplites'' Sharp, 1887 * '' Berosus infuscatus'' LeConte, 1855 * '' Berosus ingeminatus'' Orchymont, 1946 * '' Berosus interstitialis'' Knisch, 1924 * '' Berosus maculosus'' Mannerheim, 1853 * '' Berosus metalliceps'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Berosus miles'' LeConte, 1855 * '' Berosus moerens'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Berosus nigricollis'' Hebauer, 2006 * '' Berosus notopeltatus'' Van Tassell, 1963 * '' Berosus olivae'' Queney, 2006 * '' Berosus ordinatus'' LeConte, 1855 * '' Berosus oregonensis'' Miller, 1965 * '' Berosus pantherinus'' LeConte, 1855 * '' Berosus peregrinus'' Herbst, 1797 * '' Berosus pugnax'' LeConte, 1863 * '' Berosus punctatissimus'' LeConte, 1855 * '' Berosus quadridens'' Chevrolat, 1863 * '' Berosus rugulosus'' Horn, 1873 * '' Berosus salvini'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Berosus sayi'' Hansen, 1999 * '' Berosus spiniger'' Queney, 2010 * '' Berosus stylifer'' Horn, 1873 * '' Berosus trilobus'' Chevrolat, 1863 * '' Berosus truncatipennis'' Castelnau, 1840 * '' Berosus tayouanus'' Ueng, Wang & Wang, 2007 * '' Berosus undatus'' Fabricius, 1792 * '' Berosus youngi'' Wooldridge, 1964 Additional Australian species: * '' Berosus arcus'' * '' Berosus juxtadiscolor'' * '' Berosus macropunctatus'' * '' Berosus niger'' * '' Berosus quadrapunctatus'' * '' Berosus ralphi'' * '' Berosus reardoni'' * '' Berosus sarahae'' * '' Berosus timmsi'' * '' Berosus trishae'' * '' Berosus wadeae'' * '' Berosus amoenus'' * '' Berosus aquilo'' * '' Berosus dallasae'' * '' Berosus gibbae'' * '' Berosus josephenae'' * '' Berosus nicholasi'' * '' Berosus sadieae'' * '' Berosus sonjae'' * '' erosus veronicae'' * '' Berosus vijae''


References


External links


''Berosus'' on Encyclopedia of Life
* Hydrophilidae genera Hydrophilinae {{Hydrophilidae-stub