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Geotrupes stercorarius (L., 1758) (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Geotrupes stercorarius? Imago 24 July 1998 Oxon England 4

Suggested Literature

Geotrupes stercorarius may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
SCARABAEOIDEA
(scarabs, dung and stag beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Geotrupes stercorarius is associated with:

Photos larva Mammalia - mammals larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Jessop, L., 1986 [in burrows]
Photos larva Equus caballus - Horse (Perissodactyla: Equidae) larva feeds on dung/debris buried dung Major Jessop, L., 1986 [in burrows]

There may be more taxa associated with Geotrupes stercorarius listed at higher taxonomic level

INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Geotrupes stercorarius:

dung hoard, brood dung hoard of brood is kleptoparasitised by larva Aphodius porcus - a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986

Geotrupes stercorarius may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

References

Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

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