Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNotiophilus biguttatus (a ground beetle)
GenusNotiophilus (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyCARABINAE (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 Notiophilus biguttatus (a ground beetle) :
1: Notiophilus biguttatus (a ground beetle)
12 Apr 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in dry pitfall trap
Image 1: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Head and prothorax - ventral - magnifiedImage 3: Head and thorax - dorsal - magnifiedImage 4: Ventral - magnified

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

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Notiophilus biguttatus (a ground beetle)
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