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Typhaeus typhoeus (L., 1758) (Minotaur Beetle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Typhaeus typhoeus	Female imago	1 January 2005	Berks	England	24
Typhaeus typhoeus	Male imago	15 July 2000	Berks	England	2	3
Typhaeus typhoeus?		29 April 1978	Surrey	England	1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Typhaeus typhoeus may also be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Typhaeus typhoeus is associated with:

	imago	Bovidae - cattle (Artiodactyla)	imago is associated with dung		Jessop, L., 1986
	imago	Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)	imago is associated with dung		Jessop, L., 1986 [in burrows below dung]
	imago	Cervidae - deer (Artiodactyla)	imago is associated with dung		Jessop, L., 1986
	imago	Oryctolagus cuniculus - Rabbit (Lagomorpha: Leporidae)	imago is associated with dung		Jessop, L., 1986 [in burrows below dung]
	imago	Equus caballus - Horse (Perissodactyla: Equidae)	imago is associated with dung		Jessop, L., 1986
	larva	Ovis aries - Domestic And Feral Sheep (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)	larva feeds on dung/debris dung		Jessop, L., 1986 [in holes in dry sandy soil]
	larva	Cervidae - deer (Artiodactyla)	larva feeds on dung/debris dung		Jessop, L., 1986 [in holes in dry sandy soil]
	larva	Oryctolagus cuniculus - Rabbit (Lagomorpha: Leporidae)	larva feeds on dung/debris dung		Jessop, L., 1986 [in holes in dry sandy soil]
	ovum	Soil	ovum may be found in		Jessop, L., 1986 [a short distance from dung mass]

There may be more taxa associated with Typhaeus typhoeus listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Typhaeus typhoeus:

Typhaeus typhoeus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References