Cercyon connivens
Fall, 1924
Cercyon connivens is a small water scavenger beetle in the Hydrophilidae, described by Fall in 1924. It belongs to the Cercyon, which comprises numerous of tiny beetles commonly found in moist or aquatic environments. The species is documented from scattered localities across eastern North America.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Cercyon connivens: /sɛrˈsiː.ɒn kəˈnaɪ.vənz/
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Distribution
Recorded from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia). Distribution appears concentrated in the northeastern and north-central United States with scattered records south to Louisiana and Oklahoma.
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Nomenclatural status
Catalogue of Life lists Cercyon connivens as a synonym, while GBIF and other sources treat it as an accepted . This discrepancy may reflect ongoing taxonomic revision or differences in taxonomic opinion regarding species boundaries within Cercyon.