Paederus riparius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a rove beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPaederus riparius (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 riparius (a rove beetle) :
1: Paederus riparius (a rove beetle)
17 Jul 2013 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on mud with algal mat
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 3: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale background
2: Paederus riparius (a rove beetle)
3 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on gatepost
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - ventral viewImage 4: Head and thorax - dorsal viewImage 5: Head - dorsal view - jaws openedImage 6: Head - ventral view
3: Paederus riparius (a rove beetle)
25 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Broad-leaved Dock
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - ventral viewImage 3: Head - dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Thorax & elytra - dorsal view - close-up
4: Paederus riparius (a rove beetle)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view
5: Paederus riparius (a rove beetle)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - ventral view

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

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