Cis bidentatus (Olivier, 1790)
(a small fungus beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCis bidentatus (a small fungus beetle)
GenusCis (a genus of small fungus beetles)
FamilyCIIDAE (small 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 Cis bidentatus (a small fungus beetle) :
1: Cis bidentatus (a small fungus beetle)
11 Jun 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Recently eclosed female, inside rotting Birch Polypore
Image 1: Female - recently emerged - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - recently emerged - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - recently emerged - ventral view - magnified - silver background
2: Cis bidentatus (a small fungus beetle)
11 Jun 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, inside rotting Birch Polypore
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head nad thorax - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - white background

Cis bidentatus (a small fungus beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cis bidentatus (a small fungus beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cis bidentatus (a small fungus beetle)
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