Necrodes littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Shore Sexton Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNecrodes littoralis (Shore Sexton Beetle)
SubfamilySILPHINAE (a subfamily of sexton beetles)
FamilySILPHIDAE (sexton 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 Necrodes littoralis (Shore Sexton Beetle) :
1: Necrodes littoralis (Shore Sexton Beetle)
23 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Adult - dorsal view (4)Image 5: Adult - dorsal view (5)Image 6: Adult - latero-dorsal viewImage 7: Adult - latero-dorsal view (2)Image 8: Adult - postero-dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 9: Adult - postero-dorso-lateral view - close-up (2)
2: Necrodes littoralis (Shore Sexton Beetle)
8 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - ventral view

Necrodes littoralis (Shore Sexton Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Necrodes littoralis (Shore Sexton Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Necrodes littoralis (Shore Sexton Beetle)
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