Sphaeridium lunatum Fabricius, 1792
(a scavenger water beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaeridium lunatum (a scavenger water beetle)
GenusSphaeridium (Zoo.) (a genus of scavenger water beetles)
SubfamilySPHAERIDIINAE (a subfamily of water beetles)
FamilyHYDROPHILIDAE (a family of scavenger water beetles)
SuperfamilyHYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water beetles)
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial 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 Sphaeridium lunatum (a scavenger water beetle) :
1: Sphaeridium lunatum (a scavenger water beetle)
27 Feb 2020 OSGR: ST71 50° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in Grass tussock
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Sphaeridium lunatum (a scavenger water beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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