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Hydrophilidae - Cercyon mendax
Copyright © 2013 john and jane balaban

Hydrophilidae - Cercyon mendax
Middle Fork Savanna Forest Preserve, Lake County, Illinois, USA
July 27, 2012
Size: 2mm
John is sorting a sample from a black light trap which has a lot of hydrophilids in it.

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 13 October, 2013 - 4:18pm
Last updated 11 August, 2020 - 7:26pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Subgenus Cercyon.
… v belov, 11 August, 2020 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

OK, will try to get better images later
then we can frass these. By the way, feel free to frass any of our recent posts that are not useful.
… john and jane balaban, 14 October, 2013 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Very tough to get further with this as the images do not show enough detail. However it seems like the posterior yellow blotch on the elytra does not extend anteriorly to the humeral angle based on the photo with the sublateral view..if so, consider C. mendax..btw this is not a firm ID.
… Tim Loh, 14 October, 2013 - 12:00am login or register to post comments

Cercyon sp.
C. praetextatus is the common one with this color pattern, but I don't recall seeing any with that much yellow on the pronotum...
… Brad Barnd, 13 October, 2013 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

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