Bledius spectabilis Kraatz, 1857
(a rove beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBledius spectabilis (a rove beetle)
GenusBledius (a genus of rove beetles)
SubfamilyOXYTELINAE (a subfamily of beetles)
FamilySTAPHYLINIDAE (rove beetles)
SuperfamilySTAPHYLINOIDEA (rove, sexton and featherwing beetles)
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
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 Bledius spectabilis (a rove beetle) :
1: Bledius spectabilis (a rove beetle)
19 May 2007 OSGR: TF84 52° 60’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Male, on damp ground beside runnel in saltmarsh
Image 1: Male - at entrance to burrow - enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Male - in situ - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Male - in situ - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey background

Bledius spectabilis (a rove beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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