A review of the genus
Berosus Leach of Cuba (Coleoptera,Hydrophilidae)
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| Authors: | Albert Deler-Hernández Martin Fiká?ek Franklyn Cala-Riquelme |
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| Institution: | 1.Departamento de Zoología, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Enramadas 601 esquina Barnada, Santiago de Cuba, 90100, Cuba ;2.Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ-148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic ;3.Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, CZ-128 44 Praha 2, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | The Cuban fauna of the genus Berosus Leach, 1817 is reviewed based on newly collected material as well as historical and type specimens. Nine species are recognized, including three recorded from Cuba for the first time: Berosus infuscatus LeConte, 1855, Berosus interstitialis Knisch, 1924 (= Berosus stribalus Orchymont, 1946 syn. n.) and Berosus metalliceps Sharp, 1882. Only one of the nine Cuban species, Berosus chevrolati, remains endemic to Cuba, as two other species previously considered as endemic to Cuba are recorded from elsewhere: Berosus quadridens from Mexico and Central America and Berosus trilobus from the Dominican Republic. Notes on biology and Cuban distribution are provided for all nine species. Berosus quadridens Chevrolat, 1863, stat. restit. is removed from synonym with Berosus truncatipennis and considered a valid species. |
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| Keywords: | Hydrophilinae Berosini taxonomy new synonymy new records Caribbean Neotropical region identification key |
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