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Species Berosus pantherinus

Berosus - Berosus pantherinus Water Scavenger Beetle, with spots - Berosus pantherinus Water Scavenger Beetle, with spots - Berosus pantherinus Spotted water scavenger - Berosus pantherinus Spotted water scavenger - Berosus pantherinus Spotted water scavenger - Berosus pantherinus Berosus pantherinus Berosus pantherinus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Hydrophiloidea
Family Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)
Subfamily Hydrophilinae
Tribe Berosini
Genus Berosus
Species pantherinus (Berosus pantherinus)
Explanation of Names
Berosus pantherinus LeConte 1855
Range
e. US (WV-FL to WI-TX) - Map (1)(2)(3), TX records e. of the Brazos R.
Print References
LeConte, J.L. 1855. Synopsis of the Hydrophilidae of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 7: 356–375.
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard
Works Cited
1.World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 2: Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera).
Hansen, M. 1999. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 416 pp.
2. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)