BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Geotrupes spiniger (Marsham, 1802) (a dumbledor)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geotrupes spiniger | Imago | 26 July 1974 | (Yorks) | England | 1 |
Suggested Literature
General Works
| Klemperer, H.G., 1980 | Kleptoparasitic behaviour of Aphodius rufipes (L.) larvae in nests of Geotrupes spiniger Marsh. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)) |
Geotrupes spiniger may also be covered by literature listed under:
|
BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
SCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Geotrupes spiniger is associated with:
 |
larva | Mammalia - mammals | larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung | Jessop, L., 1986 [in burrows] |
There may be more taxa associated with Geotrupes spiniger listed at higher taxonomic level
|
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
Associated with Geotrupes spiniger:
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dung hoard, brood | dung hoard of brood is kleptoparasitised larva | Aphodius rufipes - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) | Jessop, L., 1986 |
Geotrupes spiniger may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
COLEOPTERA (beetles) |
References
| Jessop, L., 1986 | Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) |
