Platydracus stercorarius (Olivier, 1795)
(a rove beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlatydracus stercorarius (a rove beetle)
GenusPlatydracus (a genus of rove beetles)
SubfamilySTAPHYLININAE (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 Platydracus stercorarius (a rove beetle) :
1: Platydracus stercorarius (a rove beetle)
18 Sep 2011 OSGR: SU69 51° 40’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
in grass
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Adult - head - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Adult - head, pronotum and elytra - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 4: Adult - ventral view - diffuse lighting - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Adult - ventral view - direct lighting - highly enlarged - white background

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

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