Berosus castaneus Oliva & Short, 2012

Santana, Larissa, Benetti, Cesar João, Clarkson, Bruno & Pes, Ana Maria, 2019, On the genus Berosus Leach (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) in the State of Roraima Brazil: description of three new species and new records, Zootaxa 4700 (4), pp. 445-463 : 451

Berosus castaneus Oliva & Short, 2012 *

( Figs. 9 a–f)

Material examined. BRAZIL: Roraima State: Boa Vista County (02°47’15.4’’N / 60°46’37.3’’W), 01.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 male stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°53’03.5’’N / 60°52’45.5’’W), 03.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (03°02’20.3’’N / 60°46’51.7’’W), 07.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 male and 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (03°10’53.9’’N / 60°50’00.8’’W), 07.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA ]; Alto Alegre County (02°59’48.7’’N / 61°07’48.7’’W), 05.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [5 males and 3 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Alto Alegre County (02°59’37.1’’N / 61°07’38.9’’W), 06.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] .

Known distribution. Brazil (Roraima), Venezuela (Bolívar).

Figures

FIGURES 7–12. Berosus spp. 7) B. ambogynus (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 8) B. brevibasis (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 9) B. castaneus (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 10) B. consobrinus (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 11) B. ebaninus (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 12) B. elegans (A–C) Habitus,A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F)Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view.