Cryptophagus distinguendus (Sturm, 1845) 
This is another very small Cryptophagid which turned up in a leaf litter sample, taken from around the base of the Centre Tree at Clipstone Old Quarter in April 2020. Identifying most Cryptophagidae accurately is impossible from photographs, so a specimen is always required. There are very few recent Nottinghamshire records, with this one being just the second from the Sherwood Forest NNR.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Cryptophagus distinguendus 
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre Records. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton.

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Updated January 2022
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