Berosus sayi is a species of hydrophilid beetles native to the United States. It is a synonym of Berosus striatus, which was originally described by Thomas Say in 1825, and females can be characterized by a small tooth on the suture near the apex of each elytron.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Berosus sayi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Berosus
Species:
B. sayi
Binomial name
Berosus sayi
Hansen, 1999
Synonyms

Berosus striatus

References

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  1. ^ Say, Thomas (1825). "Descriptions of new species of coleopterous insects inhabiting the United States". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 5: 160–204.
  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.
  3. ^ "Berosus sayi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ^ "Berosus sayi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ^ "Berosus sayi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. ^ "Berosus sayi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.
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