Oxypselaphus obscurus (Herbst, 1784)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOxypselaphus obscurus (a ground beetle)
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 Oxypselaphus obscurus (a ground beetle) :
1: Oxypselaphus obscurus (a ground beetle)
26 May 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Swept off Creeping Buttercup leaves
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white background

Oxypselaphus obscurus (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 Oxypselaphus obscurus (a ground beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Oxypselaphus obscurus (a ground beetle)
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