Saprosites mendax (Blackburn, 1892)
(a dung beetle)

Interactions where Saprosites mendax 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 borings Dorcus parallelipipedus Lesser Stag Beetle Coleoptera: Lucanidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Saprosites mendax/Saprosites mendaxa dung beetleimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Lucanidae/Dorcus parallelipipedus/Dorcus parallelipipeduslesser stag beetleborings
imago imago is associated with borings Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros Beetle Coleoptera: Lucanidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Saprosites mendax/Saprosites mendaxa dung beetleimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Lucanidae/Sinodendron cylindricum/Sinodendron cylindricumrhinoceros beetleborings

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

Saprosites mendax (a dung beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Saprosites mendax (a dung beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSaprosites mendax (a dung beetle)
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 Saprosites mendax (a dung beetle)

Saprosites mendax (a dung beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Saprosites mendax (a dung beetle):

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