Rhagonycha lignosa (Müller, O.F., 1764)
(a soldier beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhagonycha lignosa (a soldier beetle)
GenusRhagonycha (a genus of soldier beetles)
FamilyCANTHARIDAE (soldier beetles)
SuperfamilyELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives)
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 Rhagonycha lignosa (a soldier beetle) :
1: Rhagonycha lignosa (a soldier beetle)
13 Jun 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Heath trap 12/13 June 03
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Ventral view - enlargedImage 4: Ventral view - enlarged (2)

Rhagonycha lignosa (a soldier beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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