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Berosus ordinatus

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Berosus ordinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Berosus
Species:
B. ordinatus
Binomial name
Berosus ordinatus
(LeConte, 1855)

Berosus ordinatus is a species of hydrophilid beetles native to the United States, specifically in the states of Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.[1] It was originally described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1855 and is characterized by slightly divergent and prolonged elytral apices.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "MCZbase MCZ:Ent:3076 specimen record | MCZbase". mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  2. ^ LeConte, John Lawrence (1855). "Synopsis of the Hydrophilidae of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 7: 356–375.
  3. ^ Testa III, Sam; Lago, Paul K. (1994). "The Aquatic Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) of Mississippi" (PDF). Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experimental Station Technical Bulletin. 193 (5): 1–71. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2015.