Antherophagus pallens Linnaeus 1758 (silken fungus beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cryptophagidae
Alternative combination: Tenebrio pallens
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Antherophagus according to G. R. Coope et al. 1961
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Antherophagus megalops, Antherophagus priscus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Upton Warren, Band 3 (Quaternary of the United Kingdom)
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