Litargus connexus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)
(a hairy fungus beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLitargus connexus (a hairy fungus beetle)
FamilyMYCETOPHAGIDAE (hairy fungus beetles)
SuperfamilyTENEBRIONOIDEA (narrow timber 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 Litargus connexus (a hairy fungus beetle) :
1: Litargus connexus (a hairy fungus beetle)
8 Jun 2014 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
shaken from withered Oyster Fungi on fallen Beech trunk
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - magnified - dark backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Adult - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Litargus connexus (a hairy fungus beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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