Cercyon (s. str.) nigriceps (Marsham, 1802)

Dermestes nigriceps Marsham, 1802: 72 . Transferred to Cercyon 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.