Paederus littoralis Gravenhorst, 1802
(a rove beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPaederus littoralis (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 littoralis (a rove beetle) :
1: Paederus littoralis (a rove beetle)
19 Apr 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on spoil from animal digging
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - head, antennae and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Paederus littoralis (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 littoralis (a rove beetle)
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