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Plegaderus dissectus Erichson, 1839 (a carrion beetle)

Suggested Literature

Plegaderus dissectus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Plegaderus dissectus is associated with:

Photos Dorcus parallelipipedus - Lesser Stag Beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) is associated with wood boring Jessop, L., 1986
Photos Ulmus - elms (Ulmaceae) feeds within wet, decaying wood Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) is associated with wet, decaying wood Bullock, J.A., 1992

There may be more taxa associated with Plegaderus dissectus listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
HISTERIDAE
(a family of carrion beetles)

Associated with Plegaderus dissectus:

Plegaderus dissectus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

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