Acrossus rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a dung beetle)

Interactions where Acrossus rufipes 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 may be found under dung MAMMALIA mammals Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Acrossus rufipes/Acrossus rufipesa dung beetleimago Animal / resting place / under /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsdung
larva larva feeds on animal debris dung [Large Herbivores] cattle, deer, pigs and horses Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Acrossus rufipes/Acrossus rufipesa dung beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Large Herbivores/Large Herbivorescattle, deer, pigs and horsesdung
larva larva kleptoparasitises dung hoard of brood Geotrupes spiniger a dumbledor Coleoptera: Geotrupidae 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
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Acrossus rufipes/Acrossus rufipesa dung beetlelarva Animal / kleptoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Geotrupes spiniger/Geotrupes spinigera dumbledordung hoardbrood

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
Klemperer, H.G., 1980Kleptoparasitic behaviour of Aphodius rufipes (L.) larvae in nests of Geotrupes spiniger Marsh. (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)Ecological Entomology 7: 69-83.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcrossus rufipes (a dung beetle)
GenusAcrossus (a genus of beetles)
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 Acrossus rufipes (a dung beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Acrossus rufipes (a dung beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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 Acrossus rufipes (a dung beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 15 images of Acrossus rufipes (a dung beetle)
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