Orthoperus atomus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Corylophidae
Subfamilia: Corylophinae
Tribus: Orthoperini
Genus: Orthoperus
Species: Orthoperus atomus

Name

Orthoperus atomus (Gyllenhal, 1808)
Synonyms

?Dermestes punctum Marsham, 1802: 80
Cryptophagus atomus Gyllenhal, 1808: 185
Orthoperus atomus (Gyllenhal, 1808) Bowestead, 1999: 110–112
Orthoperus picea Stephens, 1829: 186

Type data

punctum Marsham: Holotype (unique): BMNH. Missing
atomus Gyllenhal: Lectotype, designated by Bowestead (1999: 110): ZIU. Male. Type locality: Sweden
picea Stephens: Lectotype, designated by Bowestead (1999: 110): BMNH. Unsexed. Type locality: England

References

Bowestead, S. 1999: A revision of the Corylophidae (Coleoptera) of the West Palaearctic Region. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.

Orthoperus atomus is a species of beetle in family Corylophidae. It is found in the Palearctic [2]
References

Gyllenhal L., 1808 Insecta Suecica: Classis I, Coleoptera sive Eleuterata. Tomus 1. F. J. Leverentz, Scaris,xii + 572 pp
Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles