Thanasimus formicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Ant Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThanasimus formicarius (Ant Beetle)
FamilyCLERIDAE (checquered beetles)
SuperfamilyCLEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of 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 Thanasimus formicarius (Ant Beetle) :
1: Thanasimus formicarius (Ant Beetle)
6 Apr 2019 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
6 beetles, on and around cut pine log sections
Image 1: Adult - disappearing from view - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 6: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged (5)Image 7: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Adult - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 10: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Thomaes, A., Drumont, A., Warzee, N., Gregoire, J.-C., Stassen, E., Crevecoeur, L., Berckvens, N., Casteels, H., Van De Vijver, D. & Raemdonck, H. 2017 Ecology and distribution of Thanasimus formicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) and the newly discovered Thanasimus femoralis (Zetterstedt, 1828) in Belgium (Coleoptera: Cleridae) Bulletin de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie/Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie Vol 153: 206-214.

Thanasimus formicarius (Ant Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thanasimus formicarius (Ant Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thanasimus formicarius (Ant Beetle)
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