Anotylus rugosus (Fabricius, 1775)
(a rove beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnotylus rugosus (a rove beetle)
GenusAnotylus (a genus of rove beetles)
SubfamilyOXYTELINAE (a subfamily of beetles)
FamilySTAPHYLINIDAE (rove beetles)
SuperfamilySTAPHYLINOIDEA (rove, sexton and featherwing 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 Anotylus rugosus (a rove beetle) :
1: Anotylus rugosus (a rove beetle)
12 Apr 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under carpet mulch
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view
2: Anotylus rugosus (a rove beetle)
2 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU87 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Sycamore twigs
Image 1: Head and antennae - uppersideImage 2: Head and prothorax - undersideImage 3: Head and prothorax - underside (2)Image 4: Head and thorax - uppersideImage 5: Head and thorax - upperside (2)Image 6: Trunk - uppersideImage 7: Trunk - upperside (2)Image 8: Upperside

Anotylus rugosus (a rove beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anotylus rugosus (a rove beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anotylus rugosus (a rove beetle)
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