Typhaeus typhoeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Minotaur Beetle)

Interactions where Typhaeus typhoeus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
imago imago is associated with dung BOVIDAE cattle Artiodactyla Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetleimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Bovidaecattledung
imago imago is associated with dung Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetleimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepdung
larva larva feeds on animal debris dung Ovis aries Sheep (Domestic and Feral), Feral Sheep Artiodactyla: Bovidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Bovidae/Ovis aries/Ovis ariessheep (domestic and feral), feral sheepdung
imago imago is associated with dung CERVIDAE deer, buck Artiodactyla Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetleimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/Cervidaedeer, buckdung
larva larva feeds on animal debris dung CERVIDAE deer, buck Artiodactyla Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Artiodactyla/Cervidae/Cervidaedeer, buckdung
imago imago is associated with dung Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit Lagomorpha: Leporidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetleimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Oryctolagus cuniculus/Oryctolagus cuniculusrabbit, european rabbitdung
larva larva feeds on animal debris dung Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit Lagomorpha: Leporidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Lagomorpha/Leporidae/Oryctolagus cuniculus/Oryctolagus cuniculusrabbit, european rabbitdung
imago imago is associated with dung Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetleimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorsedung
ovum ovum may be found in near dung Soil Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Typhaeus typhoeus/Typhaeus typhoeusMinotaur beetleovum Plant / resting place / within /Soil/Soilnear dung

Author & YearTitleSource
Jessop, L., 1986Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 11, New edition, 53pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Typhaeus typhoeus (Minotaur Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Typhaeus typhoeus (Minotaur Beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTyphaeus typhoeus (Minotaur Beetle)
FamilyGEOTRUPIDAE (dumbledor beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Typhaeus typhoeus (Minotaur Beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Typhaeus typhoeus (Minotaur Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Typhaeus typhoeus (Minotaur Beetle):

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