Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbax parallelepipedus (a ground beetle)
SubfamilyCARABINAE (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 Abax parallelepipedus (a ground beetle) :
1: Abax parallelepipedus (a ground beetle)
6 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in pitfall trap
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: underside
2: Abax parallelepipedus (a ground beetle)
5 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under piece of wood
Image 1: Top view
3: Abax parallelepipedus (a ground beetle)
5 Apr 1974 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Laterodorsal view - enlarged

Abax parallelepipedus (a ground beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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