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Berosus pantherinus

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Species of beetle

Berosus pantherinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Berosus
Species: B. pantherinus
Binomial name
Berosus pantherinus
LeConte, 1855

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.

References

  1. LeConte, John Lawrence (1855). "Synopsis of the Hydrophilidae of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 7: 356–375.
  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.
Taxon identifiers
Berosus pantherinus
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