Rhizophagus dispar (Paykull, 1800)
(a narrow bark beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizophagus dispar (a narrow bark beetle)
GenusRhizophagus (Zoo.) (a genus of narrow bark beetles)
FamilyMONOTOMIDAE (a family of narrow bark 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 Rhizophagus dispar (a narrow bark beetle) :
1: Rhizophagus dispar (a narrow bark beetle)
6 Apr 2019 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
several adults, on cut surface of stacked pine log sections.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hodges, D. & Murray, D. WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group thewcg.org.uk/

Rhizophagus dispar (a narrow bark beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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