Teuchestes fossor (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a dung beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTeuchestes fossor (a dung beetle)
TribeAphodiini (a tribe of dung beetles)
SubfamilyAPHODIINAE (a subfamily of dung beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
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 Teuchestes fossor (a dung beetle) :
1: Teuchestes fossor (a dung beetle)
17 May 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
alighted near cow pat
Image 1: Dorsal view

Teuchestes fossor (a dung beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Teuchestes fossor (a dung beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Teuchestes fossor (a dung beetle)
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