Paederus fuscipes Curtis, 1826
(a rove beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPaederus fuscipes (a rove beetle)
GenusPaederus (a genus of rove beetles)
SubfamilyPAEDERINAE (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 Paederus fuscipes (a rove beetle) :
1: Paederus fuscipes (a rove beetle)
22 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in mire
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head, thorax and elytra - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Paederus fuscipes (a rove beetle)
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