Melinopterus prodromus (Brahm, 1790)
(a dung beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelinopterus prodromus (a dung beetle)
GenusMelinopterus (a genus of beetles)
TribeAphodiini (a tribe of dung beetles)
SubfamilyAPHODIINAE (a subfamily of dung beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion 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 Melinopterus prodromus (a dung beetle) :
1: Melinopterus prodromus (a dung beetle)
2 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Ventral view
2: Melinopterus prodromus (a dung beetle)
2 May 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Ventral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hodges, D. & Murray, D. WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group thewcg.org.uk/

Melinopterus prodromus (a dung beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Melinopterus prodromus (a dung beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Melinopterus prodromus (a dung beetle)
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