Abstract
Two new species of the water scavenger beetle genus Berosus Leach are described from southern Brazil: B. spiniger sp. n. is placed in the auriceps-complex and B. degallieri sp. n. is placed in the sticticus-complex. Tables with diagnostic characters are provided for all described species in both of these complexes.References
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