Harpalus affinis (Schrank, 1781)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHarpalus affinis (a ground beetle)
GenusHarpalus (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 Harpalus affinis (a ground beetle) :
1: Harpalus affinis (a ground beetle) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
9 Jan 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in garden while digging
Image 1: Dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Elytra - apex - dorsal - enlargedImage 3: Elytra - dorsal - enlargedImage 4: Head and thorax - dorsal - enlargedImage 5: Head - dorsal - enlargedImage 6: Thorax - dorsal - enlargedImage 7: Ventral - enlarged

Harpalus affinis (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 Harpalus affinis (a ground beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Harpalus affinis (a ground beetle)
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