A review of the genus Berosus Leach of Cuba (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)

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.

A database of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrence records across Cuba

“…For example, the "Cuban-Romanian Biospeleological Expeditions", conducted during the www.nature.com/scientificdata www.nature.com/scientificdata/ 1960s, contributed strongly to the knowledge of Trichoptera 22 and freshwater Decapoda 23 and Coleoptera 24 . From 1990 to 2021 a series of studies conducted at the Department of Biology, Universidad de Oriente, Cuba or by researchers associated to this institution, on the fields of taxonomy and distribution 5,7,12,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] , diversity of freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] and bio-monitoring 43 in rivers of central and eastern Cuba, contributed significantly to the number of records during this period.…”

First records of water scavenger beetle species (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae) from Quindío Department, Colombia

“…Fikáček 2011), as well as from Bedel (1891), Régimbart (1901), Orchymont (1921aOrchymont ( , 1921bOrchymont ( , 1922, Mouchamps (1959), Wooldridge (1973), Smetana (1975Smetana ( , 1978Smetana ( , 1984, Gundersen (1977), Fernández (1982, 1988, 1997, Oliva (1983Oliva ( , 1994Oliva ( , 2010Oliva ( , 2014, Short (2004Short ( , 2005, Komarek (2005), Fikáček and Short (2006), Peck (2006), Short and Torres (2006), García-Hernández (2009), Oliva and Short (2012), Arce-Pérez and Morón (2013), and Deler-Hernández et al (2013). All the locality data was provided as detailed as available in the above papers.…”