Staphylinus dimidiaticornis Gemminger, 1851
(a rove beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStaphylinus dimidiaticornis (a rove beetle)
GenusStaphylinus (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 Staphylinus dimidiaticornis (a rove beetle) :
1: Staphylinus dimidiaticornis (a rove beetle)
7 Apr 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Landed on wheelie-bin
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Staphylinus dimidiaticornis (a rove beetle)
4 Apr 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
walking along roadside pavement
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Dorsal view (3)Image 4: Dorso-lateral viewImage 5: Dorso-lateral view (2)Image 6: Dorso-lateral view (3)Image 7: Front three-quarter viewImage 8: Head - dorsal view - close-upImage 9: Lateral viewImage 10: Lateral view (2)Image 11: Lateral view (3)Image 12: Latero-dorsal viewImage 13: Latero-dorsal view (2)Image 14: Latero-dorsal view (3)Image 15: Latero-dorsal view (4)Image 16: Latero-dorsal view (5)Image 17: Latero-dorsal view (6)Image 18: Latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 19: Rear three-quarter viewImage 20: Rear three-quarter view (2)Image 21: Rear three-quarter view (3)Image 22: Threat posture - dorsal viewImage 23: Threat posture - latero-dorsal viewImage 24: Threat posture - posterior viewImage 25: Head and antennae - close-up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 26: Specimen - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 27: Specimen - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - grey background

Staphylinus dimidiaticornis (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 Staphylinus dimidiaticornis (a rove beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Staphylinus dimidiaticornis (a rove beetle)

Widely distributed, but formerly confused with the much rarer Staphylinus caesareus.

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