Berosus aculeatus explained

Berosus aculeatus is a species of hydrophilid beetle native to the United States and Cuba.[1] It was originally described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1855 and is characterized by prolonged apices of its elytra.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Deler-Hernández . Fikáček . Cala-Riquelme . 2013 . A review of the genus Berosus Leach of Cuba (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) . ZooKeys . 273 . 73–106 . 10.3897/zookeys.273.4591 . 23794806 . 3677367. free .
  2. John Lawrence . LeConte . 1855 . Synopsis of the Hydrophilidae of the United States . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 7 . 356–375.
  3. The Aquatic Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) of Mississippi . Sam . Testa III . Paul K. . Lago . 1994 . Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station Technical Bulletin . 193 . 5 . 1–71 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909182146/http://www.mattpintar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Testa-Lago-1994.pdf . September 9, 2015 . dead .