Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Scriba, 1791)
(a dumbledor)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnoplotrupes stercorosus (a dumbledor)
FamilyGEOTRUPIDAE (dumbledor 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 Anoplotrupes stercorosus (a dumbledor) :
1: Anoplotrupes stercorosus (a dumbledor)
11 Jun 2014 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
crawling into fresh herbivore dung
Image 1: Crawling into fresh dungImage 2: Crawling into fresh dung (2)Image 3: Crawling into fresh dung - with mites
2: Anoplotrupes stercorosus (a dumbledor)
18 Jul 2007 OSGR: SH71 52° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Merioneth (VC 48) Wales
near sheep droppings on steep hillside
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 4: Dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 5: Dorsal view - partially obscured - close-upImage 6: Dorsal view - partially obscured - close-up (2)Image 7: Front three-quarter view - close-upImage 8: Front three-quarter view - close-up (2)Image 9: Head and thorax - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 10: Latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 11: Latero-dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 12: Latero-dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 13: Rear three-quarter view - close-upImage 14: Rear three-quarter view - close-up (2)Image 15: Ventral view - close-upImage 16: Ventral view - grey backgroundImage 17: Abdomen - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 18: Elytral ornamentation near scutellum - highly enlargedImage 19: Head and antennae - close-up - enlargedImage 20: Hind tibia (left hind leg) - anterior (outside) face - highly enlargedImage 21: Pronotal puncturation - highly enlargedImage 22: Pronotum - posterior carina - highly enlarged

Anoplotrupes stercorosus (a dumbledor) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anoplotrupes stercorosus (a dumbledor)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anoplotrupes stercorosus (a dumbledor)
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