Berosus pantherinus explained

Berosus pantherinus is a species of hydrophilid beetle native to the United States. It was originally described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1855 and is characterized by having ten dark spots on each elytron.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. John Lawrence . LeConte . 1855 . Synopsis of the Hydrophilidae of the United States . Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 7 . 356–375.
  2. 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 .