Cercyon praetextatus is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

Cercyon praetextatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Cercyon
Species:
C. praetextatus
Binomial name
Cercyon praetextatus
(Say, 1825)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cercyon testaceum Blatchley, 1923

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cercyon praetextatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Cercyon praetextatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.