Biology:Cercyon subsolanus

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Short description: Species of beetle


Cercyon subsolanus
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C. subsolanus
Binomial name
Cercyon subsolanus
Balfour-Browne, 1939
Synonyms
  • Cercyon subsolanus Balfour-Browne, 1939
  • Wu & Pu, 1995 Cercyon linearis

Cercyon (Paracycreon) 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

Wikidata ☰ Q108084091 entry