About Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825)
Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825) is a species of water scavenger beetle that belongs to the family Hydrophilidae. This species can be found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.
Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825) is a animal in the Hydrophilidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825)
Cercyon praetextatus (Say, 1825)
Cercyon praetextatus is a water scavenger beetle species distributed across the Americas and the Caribbean.
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Taxonomy
More from Hydrophilidae
Cercyon unipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cercyon unipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)
Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)
Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)
Tropisternus quadristriatus (Horn, 1871)
Sphaeridium lunatum Fabricius, 1792
Sphaeridium lunatum Fabricius, 1792
Hydrobius fuscipes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hydrobius fuscipes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hydrophilus ovatus Gemminger & Harold, 1868
Hydrophilus ovatus Gemminger & Harold, 1868
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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