Cercyon praetextatus in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2023). (c) alisho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Cercyon praetextatus in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

A Cercyon praetextatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide.

Cercyon praetextatus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cercyon praetextatus in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2023). (c) alisho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by alisho via iNaturalist.

Cercyon praetextatus in Howard Co., Maryland (7/20/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bugologist2 via iNaturalist.

A Cercyon praetextatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/29/2015). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Cercyon praetextatus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Source: Wikipedia

Cercyon praetextatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Hydrophilidae
Genus:	Cercyon
Species:	C. praetextatus
Binomial name
*Cercyon praetextatus* (Say, 1825)
Synonyms^[1]
Cercyon testaceum Blatchley, 1923

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