Cryptopleurum minutum Fabricius 1775 (water scavenger beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Alternative combination: Sphaeridium minutum
Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus 1-832
Belongs to Cryptopleurum according to C. P. Green et al. 2006
See also Coope et al. 1961 and Fabricius 1775
Sister taxon: Cryptopleurum crenatum
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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