Asaphidion Gozis, 1886
(a genus of ground beetles)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAsaphidion (a genus of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Speight, M.C.D., Martinez, M. & Luff, M. 1986 The Asaphidion (Col,:Carabidae) species occurring in Great Britain & Ireland Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. Proc. Trans. Br. Ent. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol 19: 17-21.
in the field() Walters, J. & Telfer, M. 2012 11. Asaphidion Velvetbacks - Ground Beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae) http://markgtelfer.co.uk/beetles/carabidae-ground-beetles/

Asaphidion (a genus of ground beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asaphidion (a genus of ground beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Asaphidion (a genus of ground beetles)
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