Demetrias atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDemetrias atricapillus (a ground beetle)
GenusDemetrias (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyHARPALINAE (a subfamily of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground 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 Demetrias atricapillus (a ground beetle) :
1: Demetrias atricapillus (a ground beetle)
7 May 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept from Glyceria by damp woodland path
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey background

Demetrias atricapillus (a ground beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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