Genus Cercyon Leach, 1817
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
- Hansen, M. 1991. The Hydrophiloid beetles. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 40: 1-367 [303]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Arriaga-Varela, E., Sýkora, V. & Fikáček, M. 2021. Molecular phylogeny of Megasternini terrestrial water scavenger beetles (Hydrophilidae) reveals repeated continental interchange during Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. Systematic Entomology 1-22 [9] (transferred into newly established subtribe Oosternina based on morphological and molecular data)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | Sphaeridiinae | 26-Jul-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 18-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |