Cryptarcha strigata (Fabricius, 1787)
(a pollen or sap beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCryptarcha strigata (a pollen or sap beetle)
FamilyNITIDULIDAE (pollen and sap beetles)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cryptarcha strigata (a pollen or sap beetle) :
1: Cryptarcha strigata (a pollen or sap beetle)
11 Jun 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
on goatmoth oak
Image 1: Dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: On bark - lateral view - enlargedImage 3: On bark - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Ventral view - magnified - silver background

Cryptarcha strigata (a pollen or sap beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cryptarcha strigata (a pollen or sap beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cryptarcha strigata (a pollen or sap beetle)
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