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Subfamily Sphaeridiinae

Small black with tan posterior - Cercyon praetextatus Cercyon quisquilius Cercyon quisquilius? - Cercyon quisquilius Beetle - Cercyon analis Cercyon quisquilius? - Cercyon quisquilius Cercyon found on scavenging a carcass - Cercyon fimbriatus Cercyon roseni - male Cercyon dux (Sharp) - Cercyon dux
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
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
NA fauna revised in (1)
Explanation of Names
Sphaeridiinae Latreille 1802
Numbers
>120 spp. in 12 genera of 3 tribes in our area(2), ~1,000 spp. in >90 genera of 5 tribes total(3)
Range
worldwide(2)
Habitat
semi-aquatic or terrestrial(2)
Works Cited
1.Revision of the subfamily Sphaeridiinae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
Smetana A. 1978. Mem. Ent. Soc. Canada 105: 1–292.
2.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
3.Catalogue of Life
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 30 November, 2005 - 7:54pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 11 December, 2024 - 4:21pm

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