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Species Atomaria distincta

Silken Fungus Beetle? - Atomaria distincta

Silken Fungus Beetle - Atomaria distincta - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Cucujoidea

No Taxon (Cucujid series)

Family Cryptophagidae (Silken Fungus Beetles)

Subfamily Atomariinae

Tribe Atomariini

Genus Atomaria

No Taxon (subgenus Anchicera)

Species distincta (Atomaria distincta)

Explanation of Names

Atomaria distincta Casey 1900

Size

1.4-1.5 mm(1)

Range

Nearctic species (ne. NA, QC-DC)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Contributions towards an understanding of the Atomariinae (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) of Atlantic Canada Majka C.G., Johnson C., Langor D.W. 2010. ZooKeys 35: 37–63.

Contributed by tom murray on 25 August, 2007 - 1:08pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 12 January, 2015 - 2:30am

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