Cercyon pygmaeus (Illiger, 1801)

Darilmaz, Mustafa C. & İncekara, Ümit, 2011, Checklist of Hydrophiloidea of Turkey (Coleoptera: Polyphaga), Journal of Natural History 45 (11 - 12), pp. 685-735 : 729-730

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.535916
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FE295A-FFFD-FFC1-1196-FA76534A852B
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scientific name	Cercyon pygmaeus (Illiger, 1801)
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Synonyms

Sphaeridium ferrugineum Herbst, 1792 ; Sphaeridium pygmaeus Illiger, 1801 ; Sphaeridium conspurcatus Sturm, 1807 ; Sphaeridium merdariu s Sturm, 1807; Sphaeridium apicialis Say, 1823 ; Cercyon erythropus Stephens, 1829 ; Cercyon fuscescens Stephens, 1829 ; Cercyon stercorator Stephens, 1829

Notes

Widespread across the Palaearctic Region, missing only in the Russian Far East and the Iberian Peninsula; introduced also to North America ( Hansen 1999, 2004). The species was recorded from İçel by Peyron (1858), but his record is in need of confirmation.

References

Hansen M. 1999. World catalogue of insects. Volume 2. Hydrophiloidea (s. str.) (Coleoptera). Stenstrup: Apollo Books.

Hansen M. 2004. Hydrophiloidea. pp. 36 - 68. In: Lobl I, Smetana A. editors. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 2. Stenstrup: Apollo Books; 942 pp.

Peyron E. 1858. Catalogue des coleopteres des environs de Tarsous (Caramanie). Ann Soc Entomol Fr. (3) 6: 353 - 434.