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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Silken Fungus Beetles (Cryptophagidae) » Atomariinae » Atomariini » Atomaria » subgenus Anchicera (Atomaria subgenus Anchicera) » Atomaria apicalis
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Silken Fungus Beetle - Atomaria apicalis
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Silken Fungus Beetle - Atomaria apicalis
Horner Park, Richmond Hill (N43º52'20.5"W079º24'45.4"elev.208m), York Region, Ontario, Canada
June 24, 2008
Size: 1 mm
Found a few of these in a rotting Dryad Saddle (Polyporus squamosus). I think it's Atomaria. Please correct if I'm wrong.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 1 July, 2008 - 7:04pm
Last updated 30 April, 2012 - 9:24am

Atomaria apicalis --det. C. Johnson
Moved from subgenus Anchicera.
… v belov, 30 April, 2012 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Atomaria.
… v belov, 26 April, 2012 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

A. nebulosa vs ovalis
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… v belov, 2 May, 2009 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

it's very possibe but...
...a clearer view of the front of pronotum ant head would help a lot
… v belov, 1 July, 2008 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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