Berosus consobrinus Knisch, 1921

Oliva, Adriana & Short, Andrew E. Z., 2012, Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species, ZooKeys 206, pp. 1-69 : 19

Berosus consobrinus Knisch, 1921 Fig. 10

Berosus (Berosus) consobrinus Knisch, 1921: 18.

Berosus consobrinus Knisch: Oliva (1989: 93); Oliva (1993: 203).

Material examined

(23).VENEZUELA: Bolívar State: 1 km S. San Francisco, 5°2.623'N, 61°6.083'W, 885 m, morichal stream/marsh, leg. Short & García, AS-08-068 (3 ex., MIZA); Chivaton Hotel, on rd. to Kavanayen, 1370 m, 28.vi.1987, leg. M.A. Ivie, at light (1 ex., MTEC). Guárico State: Corozo Pando (8 km N.), various dates between 11 and 21 June 1984, leg. F.W. Eiland & V. Linares (19 exs., MIZA, SEMC, USNM, MALUZ).

Distribution.

Brazil (Mato Grosso), Venezuela ( Bolívar, Guárico). Previously, only the type series was known.

Remarks.

This species was collected at two localities in the Gran Sabana, as well as a series from the central Llanos region.