Agrilinus ater (De Geer, 1774)
(a dung beetle)

Interactions where Agrilinus ater 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/Agrilinus ater/Agrilinus atera dung beetleimago Animal / resting place / under /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsdung
larva larva feeds on animal debris dung MAMMALIA mammals Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Agrilinus ater/Agrilinus atera dung beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsdung
imago imago may be found in decomposing debris MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Agrilinus ater/Agrilinus atera dung beetleimago Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsdecomposingdebris
larva larva feeds on decomposing debris MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Agrilinus ater/Agrilinus atera dung beetlelarva Foodplant / debris feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsdecomposingdebris

Interactions where Agrilinus ater is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part 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 Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Dinera carinifrons a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
The host of Billaea carinifrons (Fallén) (Dipt., Tachinidae), Pelham-Clinton, E.C., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Dinera carinifrons/Dinera carinifronsa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Agrilinus ater/Agrilinus atera dung beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Pelham-Clinton, E.C., 1959The host of Billaea carinifrons (Fallén) (Dipt., Tachinidae)Ent. Mon. Mag. 95: 87.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrilinus ater (a dung 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 Agrilinus ater (a dung beetle)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pelham-Clinton, E.C. 1959 The host of Billaea carinifrons (Fallén) (Dipt., Tachinidae) Ent. Mon. Mag. 95: 87.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Agrilinus ater (a dung beetle):

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