Banded Soft-Shell Flower Beetle* (Anthacomus fasciatus)

OTHER NAMES: Anthacomus fasciatus has no English name, therefore this name is my suggestion based on it's Latin name
Latin Etymology: Anthacomus (?) fasciatus ("banded")

Adult  Banded Soft-Shell Flower Beetle* (Anthacomus fasciatus) at Geddington, Northants - May 2019

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: 4mm  /  Wingspan: ?
UK STATUS NOT EVALUATED / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A very tiny beetle species with distinctive red marking, despite it's diminutive size this species is actually a predator of even smaller insects such as gnats.  It can be found in any location which can accomodate sufficient prey.

Related Species:
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Malachiidae
Genus: Anthocomus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 

 - Sighting Locations -

UNITED KINGDOM - A widespread resident.

 - Seen at Geddington.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto