Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Alternative combinations: Dermestes melanocephalus, Sphaeridium melanocephalum
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 Cercyon according to C. P. Green et al. 2006
See also Coope et al. 1961, Fabricius 1775, Goeze 1777, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761 and Linnaeus 1767
Sister taxa: Cercyon analis, Cercyon herceus, Cercyon luniger, Cercyon marinus, Cercyon pygmaeus, Cercyon sternalis, Cercyon terrigena, Cercyon tristis, Cercyon ustulatus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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