The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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larva | larva feeds on animal debris buried dung | MAMMALIA | mammals | Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986 |
The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Filters:
Affected Part | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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dung hoard | dung hoard of brood is kleptoparasitised by larva | Acrossus rufipes | a dung beetle | Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae | Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986 Kleptoparasitic behaviour of Aphodius rufipes (L.) larvae in nests of Geotrupes spiniger Marsh. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), Klemperer, H.G., 1980 |
Author & Year | Title | Source |
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Jessop, L., 1986 | Dung 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 |
Klemperer, H.G., 1980 | Kleptoparasitic behaviour of Aphodius rufipes (L.) larvae in nests of Geotrupes spiniger Marsh. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) | Ecological Entomology 7: 69-83. |
Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor) |
Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Klemperer, H.G. | 1980 | Kleptoparasitic behaviour of Aphodius rufipes (L.) larvae in nests of Geotrupes spiniger Marsh. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) | Ecological Entomology 7: 69-83. |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 1 images of Geotrupes spiniger (a dumbledor) |
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