Berosus (beetle)
Berosus is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. The genus contains 273 species. It is distributed worldwide.
Beetles of this genus are aquatic, with most living in ponds and other marshy habitat types.
Diversity
Species include:Berosus aculeatus LeConte, 1855Berosus affinis Brullé, 1835Berosus apure Oliva, 2002Berosus arnetti Van Tassell, 1990Berosus atlanticus Queney, 2007Berosus blechrus Leech, 1948Berosus chevrolati Zaitzev, 1908Berosus corrini Wooldridge, 1964Berosus degallieri Queney, 2010Berosus duquefi Queney, 2006Berosus dolerosus Leech, 1948Berosus exiguus Say, 1825Berosus fischeri Schödl, 1993Berosus fraternus LeConte, 1855Berosus guyanensis Queney, 2006Berosus hatchi Miller, 1965Berosus hoplites Sharp, 1887Berosus infuscatus LeConte, 1855Berosus ingeminatus Orchymont, 1946Berosus interstitialis Knisch, 1924Berosus maculosus Mannerheim, 1853Berosus metalliceps Sharp, 1882Berosus miles LeConte, 1855Berosus moerens Sharp, 1882Berosus nigricollis Hebauer, 2006Berosus notopeltatus Van Tassell, 1963Berosus olivae Queney, 2006Berosus ordinatus LeConte, 1855Berosus oregonensis Miller, 1965Berosus pantherinus LeConte, 1855Berosus peregrinus Herbst, 1797Berosus pugnax LeConte, 1863Berosus punctatissimus LeConte, 1855Berosus quadridens Chevrolat, 1863Berosus rugulosus Horn, 1873Berosus salvini Sharp, 1882Berosus sayi Hansen, 1999Berosus spiniger Queney, 2010Berosus stylifer Horn, 1873Berosus trilobus Chevrolat, 1863Berosus truncatipennis Castelnau, 1840Berosus tayouanus Ueng, Wang & Wang, 2007Berosus undatus Fabricius, 1792Berosus youngi Wooldridge, 1964Additional 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''