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Cercyon fimbriatus
Species
Cercyon fimbriatus
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
fimbriatus
(Cercyon fimbriatus)
Explanation of Names
Cercyon fimbriatus
Mannerheim 1852
Size
2.8‒3.5 mm
(
1
)
Identification
distinguished by the deeply impressed, often connecting bases of the first and second striae; size and coloration highly variable
(
1
)
Range
NA Pacific Coast, AK to Mexico
(
1
)
Habitat
Pacific beach specialist; usually among/under rotting seaweed and flotsam
(
2
)
.
Remarks
The most common species of beach-dwelling
Cercyon
in the region
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Revision of the beach-dwelling species of Cercyon Leach (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) of the West Coast of North America
Suzumura A., Kobayashi N., Ôhara M. 2019. Col. Bull. 73: 473‒493.
2.
Review of the Family Hydrophilidae of Canada and Alaska
Ales Smetana. 1988. Entomological Society of Canada.
Contributed by
Tim Loh
on 6 February, 2010 - 2:44am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 24 August, 2023 - 1:58pm