Geotrupes Latreille, 1797
(dumbledors)

Geotrupes (dumbledors) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Geotrupes (dumbledors) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Geotrupes mutator
a dumbledor
Species 3 trophisms
Geotrupes spiniger
a dumbledor
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Geotrupes stercorarius
Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGeotrupes (dumbledors)
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 Geotrupes (dumbledors)

Geotrupes (dumbledors) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Jones, G. 1990 Prey Selection by the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum): Optimal Foraging by Echolocation? Journal of Animal Ecology Vol 59 (2): 587-602.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Geotrupes (dumbledors):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 5 images of Geotrupes (dumbledors)
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