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19 Records
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Found in woodland habitats in eastern North America (BugGuide).
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A Prionocyphon discoideus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/16/2020). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emily Stanley.
A male Prionocyphon discoideus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/28/2017). Determined by Skip Blanchard/BugGuide.
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Emily Stanley.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Brighton.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/15/2023). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Cheryl Stinchcomb via iNaturalist.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/7/2021). (c) Emily L. Stanley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emily Stanley.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A female Prionocyphon discoideus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/6/2017).
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Bill Hubick.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/29/2022). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Paul Dennehy.
Prionocyphon discoideus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist.
Source: Wikipedia
Prionocyphon discoideus | |
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Adult male P. discoideus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
Family: | Scirtidae |
Genus: | Prionocyphon |
Species: | P. discoideus
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Binomial name | |
Prionocyphon discoideus (Say, 1825)
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Prionocyphon discoideus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in eastern North America.[1][2][3][4]

References
[edit]- ^ "Prionocyphon discoideus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Prionocyphon discoideus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Prionocyphon discoideus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Gimmel, M.L.; Epler, J.H. (2024). "Catalog of the Scirtidae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Scirtoidea), with taxonomic and distributional notes". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 78 (3): 319–334. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-78.3.319.