Sigorus porcus (Fabricius, 1792)
(a dung beetle)

Interactions where Sigorus porcus 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/Sigorus porcus/Sigorus porcusa 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/Sigorus porcus/Sigorus porcusa dung beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsdung
larva larva kleptoparasitises dung hoard of brood Geotrupes stercorarius Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman Coleoptera: Geotrupidae Aphodius porcus, a cuckoo parasite on Geotrupes stecorarius, Chapman, T.A., 1869
Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Scarabaeidae/Sigorus porcus/Sigorus porcusa dung beetlelarva Animal / kleptoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Geotrupes stercorarius/Geotrupes stercorariusdor beetle, dumble dor, clock, lousy watchmandung hoardbrood

Author & YearTitleSource
Chapman, T.A., 1869Aphodius porcus, a cuckoo parasite on Geotrupes stecorariusEnt. Mon. Mag. 5: 273-276.
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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSigorus porcus (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 Sigorus porcus (a dung beetle)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Chapman, T.A. 1869 Aphodius porcus, a cuckoo parasite on Geotrupes stecorarius Ent. Mon. Mag. 5: 273-276.

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

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