Berosus megaphallus 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 : 455

Berosus megaphallus Oliva & Short, 2012 *

( Figs. 14 a–f)

Material examined. BRAZIL: Roraima State: Boa Vista County (02°46’00.4’’N / 60°45’38.0’’W), 08.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [2 males and 3 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°53’36.6’’N / 60°55’40.1’’W), 11.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°54’36.5’’N / 60°57’30.9’’W), 11.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; 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]; Alto Alegre County (02°59’39.8’’N / 61°06’46.2’’W), 10.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] .

Known distribution. Brazil (Roraima) , Guyana ( Rupununi District ), Venezuela (Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Monagas) .

Figures

FIGURES 13–18. Berosus spp. 13) B. marquardti (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 14) B. megaphallus (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 15) B. olivae (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 16) B. patruelis (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 17) B. repertus (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view. 18) B. reticulatus (A–C) Habitus, A) dorsal view; B) lateral view; C) ventral view; (D–F) Aedeagus, D) dorsal view; E) lateral view; F) dorsal view.