Pityophagus ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a pollen or sap beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPityophagus ferrugineus (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 Pityophagus ferrugineus (a pollen or sap beetle) :
1: Pityophagus ferrugineus (a pollen or sap beetle)
10 May 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
indoors, by kitchen sink
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Ventral view - magnified - silver background

Pityophagus ferrugineus (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 Pityophagus ferrugineus (a pollen or sap beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pityophagus ferrugineus (a pollen or sap beetle)
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