Ophonus ardosiacus (Lutshnik, 1922)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphonus ardosiacus (a ground beetle)
GenusOphonus (a genus of 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 Ophonus ardosiacus (a ground beetle) :
1: Ophonus ardosiacus (a ground beetle)
19 Aug 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
several, in and around seed heads of Wild Carrot
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Ophonus ardosiacus (a ground beetle)
8 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Ventral view

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

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

In areas where it is not resident, the flying insects are often pulled to light.

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