Berosus erraticus Mouchamps, 1963

Oliva, Adriana & Short, Andrew E. Z., 2012, Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species, ZooKeys 206, pp. 1-69 : 23-25

Berosus erraticus Mouchamps, 1963 Figs 2D, 4B

Berosus (Enoplurus) erraticus Mouchamps, 1963: 163.

Berosus erraticus Mouchamps: Oliva, 1989: 162.

Material examined

(53).VENEZUELA: Anzoátegui State: Transect 1, 9. 33639°N, 64.19690°W, 300 m, Temporal rain pond in a dry forest, 12.viii.2009, leg. R. Cordero, VZ09-812-01A, (2 exs., SEMC); Transect 1, 09°21'03.1"N, 64°08'45.1"W, 327 m, Permanent pond with grass, 12.viii.2009, leg. R. Cordero, VZ09-812-02A, (1 ex., SEMC); Transect 1, 09°18'46.8"N, 64°07'11"W, 270 m, Permanent pond with canopy, near to corn crop, 12.viii.2009, leg. R. Cordero, VZ09-812-03A, (3 exs., SEMC); Transect 1, 09°17'06.2"N, 64°07'38.1"W, 251 m, Permanent pond under bridge, 12.viii.2009, leg. R. Cordero, VZ09-812-04A, (3 exs., SEMC); 09°19'41.4"N, 64°07'07.1"W, 289 m, temporary rain pond, 13.viii.2009, leg. Cordero, VZ09-813-07A (2 exs., SEMC); 09°07'19.7"N, 64°11'11.4"W, 216 m, temporary rain pond on the clay road, 13.viii.2009, leg. Cordero, VZ09-813-08A (1 ex., SEMC); 09°16'34.6"N, 64°13'39.3"W, 259 m, temporary pond by road, 14.viii.2009, leg. Cordero, VZ09-814-12A (2 exs., SEMC); Transect 1, 09°18'41.2"N, 64°13'10.2"W, 278 m, Temporal pond aside the road, 14.viii.2009, leg. R. Cordero, VZ09-814-13A, (3 exs., SEMC); Transect 1, 09°16'00.1"N, 64°13'42.9"W, 256 m, Temporal pond in a crossroad, 15.viii.2009, leg. R. Cordero, VZ09-815-11A, (4 exs., SEMC); 09°17'16.3"N, 64°13'39.1"W, 274 m, temporary pond by road, 15.viii.2009, leg. Cordero, VZ09-815-12A (11 exs., SEMC, MIZA); 09°17'58.0"N, 64°13'39.2"W, 276 m, permanent pond with dry shrubs and grass, 15.viii.2009, leg. Cordero, VZ09-815-13A (2 exs., SEMC). Bolívar State: Cuchivero, 30 km SE of Calcura/4.viii.1987, leg. S. & J. Peck/Woodland, UV light, SBP87-108 (1 ex., SEMC); ca. 20 km E Maripa, 7°26'23.2"N, 64°57'5.6"W, 45 m, flooded grassy area, 5.viii.2008, leg. Short, AS-08-074 (5 exs, MIZA, SEMC); Gran Sabana, Rio Aponwao at Highway 10, 5°50'49.2"N, 61°28'2.4"W, 1340 m, small vegetated pool, 31.vii.2008, leg. Short, AS-08-060a (2 exs., SEMC); Los Pijiguaos, outcrop/morichal, 6°35.617'N, 66°49.238'W, 80 m, algae on rocky margin of morichal, 12.i.2009, leg. Short, García, Camacho, Miller, & Joly, VZ09-0112-01B (1 ex., SEMC). Guárico State: Corozo Pando (8 km N.), 17-18.vi.1984, leg. F.W. Eiland & V. Linares, blacklight (8 exs., USNM); Same locality but 20-21.vi.1984, leg. F.W. Eiland & V. Linares, blacklight (2 exs., USNM).

Distribution.

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela ( Anzoátegui, Bolívar, Guárico).

Remarks.

This species has been collected in a variety of standing or slack-water habitats. This species was previously recorded from Bolívar State ( Oliva 1993).