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Description of the Immature Stages of Three Nearctic Species of the Genus Berosus Leach (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
Author(s) -
Archangelsky Miguel
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
internationale revue der gesamten hydrobiologie und hydrographie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 0020-9309
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.19940790305
Subject(s) - hydrophilidae , nearctic ecozone , instar , larva , pupa , zoology , genus , bionomics , biology , ecology
Egg cases, larvae, and pupae of Berosus corrini Wooldridge 1964, Berosus hoplites Sharp 1887, and Berosus pugnax LeConte 1863, are described and illustrated with line drawings. Bionomic and behavioral observations of larvae and adults are included. Keys to different instars of B. hoplites and B. pugnax larvae are provided.