Berosus brevibasis Oliva, 1989

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 : 450-451

Berosus brevibasis Oliva, 1989

( Figs. 8 a–f)

Material examined. BRAZIL: Roraima State: Boa Vista County (02°47’15.4’’N / 60°46’37.3’’W), 01.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [6 males and 3 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°54’24.7’’N / 60°57’38.3’’W), 11.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [8 males and 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°46’00.4’’N / 60°45’38.0’’W), 08.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [1 male and 2 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°46’23.8’’N / 60°45’41.8’’W), 13.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [4 males and 2 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°48’21.2’’N / 60°47’40.8’’W), 12.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [5 males and 5 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°52’06.4’’N / 60°51’57.9’’W), 12.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°53’36.6’’N / 27 60°55’40.1’’W), 03.vi.2015, leg. K. Dias, C. Benetti [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 [3 males 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 [3 males and 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°52’29.7’’N / 60°51’48.9’’W), 12.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [10 males and 2 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°49’17.4’’N / 60°48’10.6’’W), 09.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [8 males and 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Boa Vista County (02°50’51.2’’N / 60°50’25.0’’W), 09.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [2 males and 6 females 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 [12 males and 12 females 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 [2 males and 3 females stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA]; Alto Alegre County (02°49’17.4’’N / 60°48’10.6’’W), 13.viii.2015, leg. K. Dias, L. Santana [5 males and 1 female stored in 80% ethanol, deposited at INPA] .

Known distribution. Brazil (Mato Grosso, Roraima) , Guyana ( Rupununi District ), Venezuela (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.