Pygmy beetle
Atomaria linearis Stephens, 1836
Status not recordedbeetles
The pygmy beetle (Atomaria linearis) is a species in the family Cryptophagidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.35 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the pygmy beetle
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.35 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the pygmy beetle?
Where does the pygmy beetle live?
Not recorded
Is the pygmy beetle endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the pygmy beetle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCryptophagidae
- genusAtomaria
- SpeciesAtomaria linearis Stephens, 1836
Synonyms Atomaria pygmaea, Atomaria uhagoni
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- maločlenec čárkovitýCzech
- RunkelroebilleDanish
- MoosknopfkäferGerman
- Atomaire de la betteraveFrench
- BietenkeverDutch
- BietekevertjeDutch
- BietenkevertjeDutch
- słonik burakowyPolish
- atomária repováSlovak
- liten betbaggeSwedish
Relatives of the pygmy beetle
Other species in the same genus Atomaria.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pygmy beetle?
An adult pygmy beetle measures 1.35 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the pygmy beetle?
The pygmy beetle (Atomaria linearis) belongs to the family Cryptophagidae in the order Coleoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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