Dromius quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle)
GenusDromius (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyHARPALINAE (a subfamily 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)
Records of Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle) :
1: Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle)
8 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV
Image 1: Three views
2: Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle)
2 May 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in rotten tree trunk
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged

Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dromius quadrimaculatus (a ground beetle)
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