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Berosus corrini

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Berosus corrini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Berosus
Species:
B. corrini
Binomial name
Berosus corrini
Wooldridge, 1964

Berosus corrini is a species of hydrophilid beetles native to the United States. It was originally described by David P. Wooldridge in 1964 and is characterized by the lack of striae on its elytra, larger size, two projections on its sternal emargination, and laterally-projecting dorsal edges on the parameres.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Wooldridge, David P. (1964). "Two new species of Berosus from the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 18 (4): 97–100.
  2. ^ 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.