Loricera pilicornis (Fabricius, 1775)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLoricera pilicornis (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 Loricera pilicornis (a ground beetle) :
1: Loricera pilicornis (a ground beetle)
6 Aug 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Ventral view
2: Loricera pilicornis (a ground beetle)
26 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under rotting ?Beech log
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Ventral view
3: Loricera pilicornis (a ground beetle)
13 Mar 1972 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Image 1: Antenna - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the field() Walters, J. 2010 7. Brachinus, Omophron, Loricera, Broscus and Miscodera - Ground Beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae) http://markgtelfer.co.uk/beetles/carabidae-ground-beetles/

Loricera pilicornis (a ground beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Loricera pilicornis (a ground beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Loricera pilicornis (a ground beetle)
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