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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 (N43º52'20.7"W079º24'45.6"elev.202m), York Region, Ontario, Canada
July 6, 2008
Size: 1 mm
Many of these were on a Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea). Looks like another Atomaria to me.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 10 July, 2008 - 11:42am
Last updated 14 April, 2010 - 8:23am

ID confirmed by Colin Johnson: A. apicalis
… v belov, 22 April, 2012 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

Thank you!
Thanks for all your help =v= and Christopher!
… Stephen Luk, 14 April, 2010 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

dziękuję bardzo, Krzyś
so nice having another one added to the guide
Moved from Atomaria.
… v belov, 14 April, 2010 - 8:23am login or register to post comments

Atomaria apicalis
This looks exactly like Atomaria apicalis Erichson, 1846. The name Atomaria ovalis Casey, 1900 is now a junior synonym of A. apicalis (Majka et al. 2010).
… Christopher Majka, 14 April, 2010 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

A. nebulosa vs ovalis
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… v belov, 2 May, 2009 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

Okay...
Enough Atomaria from me...
… Stephen Luk, 10 July, 2008 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

 
no, man, don't stop -- they are sweet little things
...with a lot of potential [i mean, the diversity is huge, and your photo skills are getting better and better]
… v belov, 10 July, 2008 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Well, I'll keep shooting.
The diversity is huge alright, but they all look the same to me, so I get the feeling that I'm shooting the same species over and over!
True, my photos are improving a bit, thanks.
… Stephen Luk, 10 July, 2008 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

 
you shoud look perhaps in diff. places...
...to appreciate how diverse they really are. some are skinny, some are chunky, and pronotal outlines vary a lot, e.g.
… v belov, 10 July, 2008 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

i'll be - - - if it's not an Atomaria
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… v belov, 10 July, 2008 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

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