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Species Cercyon unipunctatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea

Family Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)

Subfamily Sphaeridiinae

Tribe Megasternini

Genus Cercyon

No Taxon (Subgenus Cercyon)

Species unipunctatus (Cercyon unipunctatus)

Explanation of Names

Author: Linnaeus, 1758

Remarks

Introduced species, probably from Europe

Internet References

Encyclopedia of Life

Coleoptera Poloniae

Contributed by Boris Büche on 30 March, 2007 - 9:36am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 25 March, 2011 - 7:33pm

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