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Subgenus Dicyrtocercyon (Cercyon Subgenus Dicyrtocercyon)
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Cercyon ustulatus
Species
Cercyon ustulatus
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 Dicyrtocercyon)
Species
ustulatus
(Cercyon ustulatus)
Explanation of Names
Cercyon ustulatus
(Preyssler 1790)
Range
native to the Palaearctic, adventive in our area (east coast of NA)
(
1
)
; now in BC, too (BG data)
Works Cited
1.
Review of the Family Hydrophilidae of Canada and Alaska
Ales Smetana. 1988. Entomological Society of Canada.
Contributed by
Tim Loh
on 16 April, 2011 - 9:59am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 3 December, 2022 - 9:34pm