Cercyon nigriceps

[1][2][3] Body oval with slightly convex and shiny dorsum without microsculpture.

Maxillary palpi are yellowish to brownish yellow in color with darker ultimate segment.

Metasternal pentagon is flat, and shiny, with very dense shallow punctuations.

[4] It is found in following countries: Austria, Azores, Belarus, Britain,[5] Canary Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Madeira, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, Canada, USA, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles (Tobago), Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Botswana, Gambia, Madagascar, Mascarene islands, Namibia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines.

[4][6] Due to the large geographical range and difficulty in identification, several taxonomical descriptions and revisions have been recorded.