Aphodius fimetarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a dung beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphodius fimetarius (a dung beetle)
GenusAphodius (a genus of dung beetles)
TribeAphodiini (a tribe of dung beetles)
SubfamilyAPHODIINAE (a subfamily of dung beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aphodius fimetarius (a dung beetle) :
1: Aphodius fimetarius (a dung beetle)
23 Jul 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
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Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Head - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Head - antero-dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 6: Head - ventral view - magnifiedImage 7: Postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 9: Ventral view - highly enlarged - white background

Aphodius fimetarius (a dung beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphodius fimetarius (a dung beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aphodius fimetarius (a dung beetle)
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