Enochrus pygmaeus is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.[1][2][3]

Enochrus pygmaeus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Genus: Enochrus
Species:
E. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Enochrus pygmaeus
(Fabricius, 1792)

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Enochrus pygmaeus:

  • Enochrus pygmaeus nebulosus (Say, 1824)
  • Enochrus pygmaeus pectoralis (LeConte, 1855)
  • Enochrus pygmaeus pygmaeus (Fabricius, 1792)

References

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  1. ^ "Enochrus pygmaeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Enochrus pygmaeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.