Oxyomus sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)
(a scarab beetle)

Interactions where Oxyomus sylvestris 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 rests inside corpse CHORDATA vertebrates Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Oxyomus sylvestris/Oxyomus sylvestrisa scarab beetleimago Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Chordatavertebratescorpse
imago imago may be found under dung heap MAMMALIA mammals Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Oxyomus sylvestris/Oxyomus sylvestrisa scarab beetleimago Animal / resting place / under /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsdung heap
imago imago may be found under dung in fields Minor MAMMALIA mammals Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Oxyomus sylvestris/Oxyomus sylvestrisa scarab beetleimago Animal / resting place / under /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsdung in fieldsMinor
imago imago may be found in fruitbody Agaricus true mushrooms Agaricales: Agaricaceae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Oxyomus sylvestris/Oxyomus sylvestrisa scarab beetleimago Fungus / resting place / within /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Agaricus/Agaricustrue mushroomsfruitbody
imago imago may be found in refuse MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Oxyomus sylvestris/Oxyomus sylvestrisa scarab beetleimago Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsrefuse
imago imago may be found in cuttings POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Oxyomus sylvestris/Oxyomus sylvestrisa scarab beetleimago Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchcuttings

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

Oxyomus sylvestris (a scarab beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Oxyomus sylvestris (a scarab beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOxyomus sylvestris (a scarab beetle)
TribeAphodiini (a tribe of dung beetles)
SubfamilyAPHODIINAE (a subfamily of dung beetles)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion 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 Oxyomus sylvestris (a scarab beetle)

Oxyomus sylvestris (a scarab beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Oxyomus sylvestris (a scarab beetle):

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