Elaphrus cupreus Duftschmid, 1812
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElaphrus cupreus (a ground beetle)
GenusElaphrus (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyELAPHRINAE (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 Elaphrus cupreus (a ground beetle) :
1: Elaphrus cupreus (a ground beetle)
18 May 2007 OSGR: TF71 52° 40’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
boggy ground beside pool
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey background (2)Image 3: Elytra - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Elytral ornamentation - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Elytral ornamentation - close-up - magnified (2)Image 6: Elytral ornamentation - detail - magnifiedImage 7: Elytral ornamentation - detail - magnified (2)Image 8: Head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Ventral view - highly enlarged - grey background
2: Elaphrus cupreus (a ground beetle)
7 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Ventral and dorsal views
3: Elaphrus cupreus (a ground beetle)
27 Apr 1975 OSGR: SU96 51° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Running over wet boggy ground
Image 1: Lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Postero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Postero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Postero-dorsal view - enlarged (3)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Elaphrus cupreus (a ground beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Elaphrus cupreus (a ground beetle)
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