Ophonus rufibarbis (Fabricius, 1792)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphonus rufibarbis (a ground beetle)
GenusOphonus (a genus of 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 Ophonus rufibarbis (a ground beetle) :
1: Ophonus rufibarbis (a ground beetle) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
10 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Ventral view - enlargedImage 3: Head and antennae - ventral view - magnifiedImage 4: Head, thorax and antennae - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Head - ventral view - magnified

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