Berosus (beetle)
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| Berosus | |
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| Berosus affinis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophilinae |
| Tribe: | Berosini |
| Genus: | Berosus Leach, 1817 |
Berosus is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. The genus contains 273 species.[1][2] It is distributed worldwide.[3]
Beetles of this genus are aquatic, with most living in ponds and other marshy habitat types.[3]
