Contacyphon pusillus

Contacyphon pusillus is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae.^[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America from British Columbia east to Quebec and south to Florida.^[5] Contacyphon neopadi was synonymized with C. pusillus and all previously documented occurrences of C. padi in North America are now considered to be this species.^[5]

Contacyphon pusillus
Contacyphon pusillus, Oklahoma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Scirtidae
Genus:	Contacyphon
Species:	C. pusillus
Binomial name
Contacyphon pusillus (LeConte, 1853)
Synonyms
Cyphon neopadi Klausnitzer, 1976 Contacyphon neopadi (Klausnitzer, 1976)