Silpha obscura Linnaeus 1758 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Alternative combination: Peltis obscura
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 Silpha according to J. Rŭžička 2015
See also Fabricius 1775, Green et al. 2006, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Müller 1776 and Scopoli 1763
Sister taxa: Silpha beutenmuelleri, Silpha colorata, Silpha obsoleta, Silpha perforata, Silpha stratuum, Silpha tricostata, Silpha tristis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Sample 6, Nightingale Estate pit, Hackney (Quaternary of the United Kingdom)
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