Geotrupes stercorarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)
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 stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman) :
1: Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
24 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
at MV light
Image 1: Dorsal view - cleaned - pale backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 3: Lateral view - pale backgroundImage 4: Ventral view - pale background

Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)
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