Cercyon haemorrhoidalis

(Fabricius, 1775)

Cercyon haemorrhoidalis is a of water scavenger beetle in the Hydrophilidae. It has been recorded across multiple continents including Australia, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, and Southern Asia. The species is part of a commonly associated with and decaying organic matter in moist .

Cercyon.haemorrhoidalis.-.calwer.09.06 by Emil Hochdanz
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Georgiy Jacobson - Beetles Russia and Western Europe - plate 10 by see in description. Used under a Public domain license.

Musée entomologique illustré (6008702604) by Bisson-Cottard (Firm); Depuiset, A.; Fischbach, Gustave; Poteau, J.; Quartley, J.; Rothschild, J.; Specht, Friedrich; Vizetelly, Henry. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Cercyon haemorrhoidalis: /ˈsɛr.si.ˌɒn ˌhiː.mə.rɔɪˈdæl.ɪs/

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Distribution

Australia; Europe; Northern Asia (excluding China); North America; Southern Asia. Distribution records also include the Azores islands: Faial, Flores, Graciosa, Pico, and São Jorge.

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Taxonomic Note

The specific epithet 'haemorrhoidalis' appears in multiple insect (e.g., Buprestis haemorrhoidalis in Buprestidae, Myzine haemorrhoidalis in Tiphiidae), but these represent unrelated . Cercyon haemorrhoidalis is a water scavenger beetle (Hydrophilidae), not a jewel beetle or .