First record of the genus Berosus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) in Crete island, Greece

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Published: Jan 1, 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/eh.11510
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Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Berosus Crete
I. Karaouzas
Institute of Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7km Athens-Sounio Av., 19013 Anavissos, Attica, Greece
Ü. İncekara
Atatürk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 25240-Erzurum, Turkey
Abstract

The first record of the genus Berosus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) for Crete (Greece) is given. Adults of the collected specimens were identified as Berosus affinis Brullé, 1835. Photographs of the adults and larvae of the species and its habitat are presented, while some notes on its ecology and feeding behavior are provided.

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