Phosphuga atrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Black Snail Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhosphuga atrata (Black Snail Beetle)
GenusPhosphuga (a genus of sexton beetles)
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 Phosphuga atrata (Black Snail Beetle) :
1: Phosphuga atrata (Black Snail Beetle)
7 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
between cut surfaces in log pile
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - lateral view
2: Phosphuga atrata (Black Snail Beetle)
7 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
brown form, between cut surfaces in log pile
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - ventral view
3: Phosphuga atrata (Black Snail Beetle)
28 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Adult - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Adult - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Adult - latero-ventral view - enlargedImage 5: Adult - postero-dorsal view - enlarged

Phosphuga atrata (Black Snail Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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