Harpalus rufipes (De Geer, 1774)
(Strawberry Seed Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHarpalus rufipes (Strawberry Seed Beetle)
GenusHarpalus (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 Harpalus rufipes (Strawberry Seed Beetle) :
1: Harpalus rufipes (Strawberry Seed Beetle)
10 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Dorsal - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Dorsal - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Ventral - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Ventral - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Head and mouthparts - ventral - magnified

Harpalus rufipes (Strawberry Seed Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Harpalus rufipes (Strawberry Seed Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Harpalus rufipes (Strawberry Seed Beetle)
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