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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Sphaeridiinae » Megasternini » Cercyon » Subgenus Cercyon (Cercyon Subgenus Cercyon) » Cercyon praetextatus
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Cercyon praetextatus? - Cercyon praetextatus
Copyright © 2016 Gary Griswold

Cercyon praetextatus? - Cercyon praetextatus
4 mi. W. Winnsboro, Wood County, Texas, USA
May 17, 2016
Size: ~ 3.4 mm
Came to U/V lights at night, Believe this tiny Hydrophilid is Cercyon praetextatus? Confirmation/correction, and further placement would be appreciated.

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Contributed by Gary Griswold on 21 July, 2016 - 6:09pm
Last updated 16 May, 2018 - 4:36am

Moved
Moved from Cercyon.
… v belov, 16 May, 2018 - 4:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… Gary Griswold, 21 July, 2016 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

genus is sound
don't know your local fauna well-enough to confirm the species
… Blaine Mathison, 21 July, 2016 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Blaine..
You did notice that I collected this specimen in Texas, not Washington where I live? Thanks again..
… Gary Griswold, 21 July, 2016 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

 
yes...
meaning local fauna of where the specimen was collected, not yours per se
… Blaine Mathison, 21 July, 2016 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

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