Agrilinus ater (De Geer, 1774)
(a dung beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrilinus ater (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 Agrilinus ater (a dung beetle) :
1: Agrilinus ater (a dung beetle)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
on path
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: In situ - antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: In situ - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: In situ - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 5: In situ - front three-quarter view - highly enlargedImage 6: In situ - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 7: In situ - latero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 8: Ventral view - highly enlarged

Agrilinus ater (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 Agrilinus ater (a dung beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agrilinus ater (a dung beetle)
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