Paramecosoma melanocephalum

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Paramecosoma melanocephalum
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Paramecosoma melanocephalum 2,0 mm (1,6 to 2,0 mm)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cryptophagidae
Genus: Paramecosoma
Species:
P. melanocephalum
Binomial name
Paramecosoma melanocephalum
( Herbst, 1793)

Paramecosoma melanocephalum is a species of silken fungus beetle native to Europe. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Johnson, C.1992 Familie: Cryptophagidae. In: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, vol.2 Goecke and Evers. Krefeld: 114-134