| Berosus aculeatus | |
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| Berosus aculeatus, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus: | Berosus |
| Species: | B. aculeatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Berosus aculeatus LeConte, 1855 | |
Berosus aculeatus is a species of hydrophilid beetle native to the United States and Cuba. It was originally described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1855 and is characterized by prolonged apices of its elytra.
References
- Deler-Hernández; Fikáček; Cala-Riquelme (2013). "A review of the genus Berosus Leach of Cuba (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)". ZooKeys (273): 73–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.273.4591. PMC 3677367. PMID 23794806.
- LeConte, John Lawrence (1855). "Synopsis of the Hydrophilidae of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 7: 356–375.
- 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.
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| Berosus aculeatus | |
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