Berosus elsae, new species of aquatic Coleoptera (Hidrophilidae: Hydrophilinae: Berosini) from an anpogeno microhabit of the Araya Peninsula, Venezuela

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Published Jul 23, 2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi16.229
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Mauricio García
Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela
Erickxander Jesús Jiménez-Ramos
Universidad de Oriente (UDO), Venezuela

Abstract

A new species in the family Hydrophilidae, Berosus elsae is described, in a highly polluted hydro-ecological system on the Araya Peninsula. The dorsal habitus, genital organs and other sclerites of diagnostic interest are illustrated and the anpogeno microhabitat where the described species was collected is described. Berosus elsae sp. nov., represents the first record of the genus Berosus Leach, for the northeastern region of Venezuela, being also the first species of the genus reported for the Caribbean strip of South America. Due to its habitat and geographic distribution, Berosus elsae sp. nov. would be more related to Central American and Caribbean species than to the Berosus species described for South America. Satellite images of the locality and photographs of the anpogeno microhabitat are included.

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Araya, aquatic beetle, Hydrophilidae, oxidation ponds, new species

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García, M., & Jiménez-Ramos, E. J. . (2020). Berosus elsae, new species of aquatic Coleoptera (Hidrophilidae: Hydrophilinae: Berosini) from an anpogeno microhabit of the Araya Peninsula, Venezuela. Novitates Caribaea, (16), 98–109. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi16.229

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