Cercyon subsolanus

Cercyon subsolanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Hydrophilidae
Genus:	Cercyon
Species:	C. subsolanus
Binomial name
Cercyon subsolanus Balfour-Browne, 1939
Synonyms
Cercyon (Paracycreon) subsolanusBalfour-Browne, 1939 Cercyon linearisWu & Pu, 1995

Cercyon subsolanus, is a species of water scavenger beetle found in Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Body length is about 2.6 to 3.2 mm. Can be identified by slightly convex median portion of metaventrite or metasternal pentagon which comprised with some short hair medially and posteriorly. Median portion of the metaventrite is flat. ^[4] Elytra without a brownish central spot. The median lobe is gradually narrowing towards the apex with short, very thin sparse hairs anteriorly. ^[5]

References

1. "Cercyon subsolanus Balfour-Browne, 1939". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
2. "A new species of Cercyon from India (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)" (PDF). Zoological Institute, St.Petersburg, 2006. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
3. JIA, FENGLONG; LIANG, ZULONG; RYNDEVICH, S. K.; FIKÁČEK, MARTIN (2019-03-12). "Two new species and additional faunistic records of Cercyon Leach, 1817 from China (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)". Zootaxa. p. 501. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4565.4.4 . Retrieved 2021-07-30.
4. "Taxonomic notes on Chinese Cercyon: description of a new species, new synonyms, and additional faunistic records (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 3090: 41–56 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-30.
5. "Review of species of the genus Cercyon Leach, 1817 of Russia and adjacent regions. IV. The subgenera Paracycreon Orchymont, 1942 and Dicyrtocercyon Ganglbauer, 1904 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)" (PDF). Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, 2008. Retrieved 2021-07-30.