Saprinus virescens (Paykull, 1798)
(a clown beetle)

Interactions where Saprinus virescens 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
is predator of adult UK/Ireland Gastrophysa polygoni a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Histeridae/Saprinus virescens/Saprinus virescensa clown beetle Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa polygoni/Gastrophysa polygonia leaf beetleadult
is predator of larva Phaedon cochleariae Mustard Beetle, Watercress Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Histeridae/Saprinus virescens/Saprinus virescensa clown beetle Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon cochleariae/Phaedon cochleariaemustard beetle, watercress beetlelarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Saprinus virescens (a clown beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Saprinus virescens (a clown beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaprinus virescens (a clown beetle)
GenusSaprinus (a genus of clown beetles)
FamilyHISTERIDAE (clown beetles)
SuperfamilyHYDROPHILOIDEA (scavenger water 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Saprinus virescens (a clown beetle)

Saprinus virescens (a clown beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Saprinus virescens (a clown beetle):

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