Cercyon

Jia, Feng-Long, Fikáček, Martin & Ryndevich, Sergey K., 2011, Taxonomic notes on Chinese Cercyon: description of a new species, new synonyms, and additional faunistic records (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae), Zootaxa 3090, pp. 41-56 : 47

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.279052
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6190702
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scientific name	Cercyon
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Treatment

Cercyon View in CoL (s. str.) nigriceps ( Marsham, 1802)

Dermestes nigriceps Marsham, 1802: 72 . Transferred to Cercyon View in CoL by Stephens (1829). For complete synonymy see Hansen (1999).

Material examined: CHINA: Guangdong: 1 3, Guangzhou, Henan, cattle farm, 19.x.1985, leg. Wu ( SYSU); 2 exs., Canton, 5.viii.1938, leg. C.L. Pu ( SYSU); 2 exs., Canton, 5.viii.1938, leg. C.L. Pu ( SYSU).

Distribution. Cercyon nigriceps is usually considered as widespread in the Palearctic, Nearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical regions and introduced to Neotropical Region ( Argentina, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles), Seychelles, Australia and New Zealand ( Hansen 1999, 2004, Fikáček 2009). At least the Asian records need to be confirmed by the study of male genitalia, because of the presence of two very similar species ( C. setiger Wu & Pu, 1995 and C. paranigriceps Ryndevich & Hebauer, 2010 ) in this area ( Ryndevich & Hebauer 2010). Cercyon nigriceps is newly recorded for Guangdong.