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Species Contacyphon nebulosus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Scirtoidea
Family Scirtidae (Marsh Beetles)
No Taxon (former Cyphon)
Genus Contacyphon
Species nebulosus (Contacyphon nebulosus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cyphon nebulosus (LeConte 1853)
Formerly considered a synonym of C. variabilis(1)
Explanation of Names
Contacyphon nebulosus (LeConte 1853)
Size
2.6-3.2 mm(1)
Works Cited
1.The Water Beetles of Florida
Epler J.H. 2010. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee. 414 pp.