Geotrupes spiniger (Marsham, 1802)
(a dumbledor)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor)
GenusGeotrupes (dumbledors)
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 Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor) :
1: Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor)
26 Jul 1974 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
Image 1: Dorsolateral view - enlarged

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor)
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