Cercyon erraticus

Smetana, 1978

Cercyon erraticus is a of water scavenger beetle in the Hydrophilidae, first described by Smetana in 1978. The species is distributed across northern North America, with records from Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec) and the United States (Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin). As a member of the Cercyon, it belongs to a group of small beetles commonly associated with moist or aquatic environments.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cercyon erraticus: //sɛrˈsiː.ɒn ɛˈrætɪkəs//

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Distribution

Canada: British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec. United States: Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin.

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Taxonomic note

The provided context sources primarily discuss Culex erraticus, a mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae), which is unrelated to Cercyon erraticus (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae). These are homonyms—different species sharing the same specific epithet but belonging to entirely different insect orders. The mosquito Culex erraticus is known to overwinter in gopher tortoise burrows in Florida and has been implicated as a potential of West Nile virus and virus. The Cercyon erraticus has no known association with these ecological contexts.

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