Berosus ambogynus Mouchamps, 1963

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 : 447

Berosus ambogynus Mouchamps, 1963

( Figs. 7 a–f)

Material examined. BRAZIL: Roraima State: Boa Vista County (02°54’24.7’’N / 60°57’38.3’’W), 31.v.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 male stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°47’15.4’’N / 60°46’37.3’’W), 12.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [5 males and 14 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°46’23.8’’N / 60°45’41.8’’W), 01.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [3 males and 2 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°52’06.4’’N / 60°51’57.9’’W), 03.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 male and 1 female 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 male and 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°57’35.4’’N / 61°04’39.9’’W), 04.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 male and 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°58’04.1’’N / 61°04’46.2’’W), 10.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [1 male and 2 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°52’29.7’’N / 60°51’48.9’’W), 05.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°49’17.4’’N / 60°48’10.6’’W), 06.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 male stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (02°51’46.3’’N / 60°47’30.6’’W), 07.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [2 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Boa Vista County (03°02’20.3’’N / 60°46’51.7’’W), 13.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [8 males and 19 females 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°50’51.2’’N / 60°50’25.0’’W), 02.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [1 male and 2 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] . Alto Alegre County (02°51’13.7’’N / 60°50’32.8’’W), 02.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 [42 males and 44 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] ; Alto Alegre County (02°49’17.4’’N / 60°48’10.6’’W), 06.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [8 males and 3 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] .

Known distribution. Bolivia (Tarija) , Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Roraima) , Guyana ( Rupununi District ), Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Guárico) .

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.