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Cercyon melanocephalus
Taxonomy
Dermestes melanocephalus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Sphaeridium melanocephalum by Fabricius (1775); it was recombined as Cercyon melanocephalus by Coope et al. (1961) and Green et al. (2006).
It was recombined as Sphaeridium melanocephalum by Fabricius (1775); it was recombined as Cercyon melanocephalus by Coope et al. (1961) and Green et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Dermestes melanocephalus Linnaeus p. 356 |
| 1761 | Dermestes melanocephalus Linnaeus p. 144 |
| 1767 | Dermestes melanocephalus Linnaeus p. 563 |
| 1775 | Sphaeridium melanocephalum Fabricius p. 67 |
| 1777 | Dermestes melanocephalus Goeze p. 135 |
| 1961 | Cercyon melanocephalus Coope et al. |
| 2006 | Cercyon melanocephalus Green et al. |
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Cercyon melanocephalus Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available