Geotrupes stercorarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)

Interactions where Geotrupes stercorarius 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
larva larva feeds on animal debris buried dung MAMMALIA mammals Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Geotrupes stercorarius/Geotrupes stercorariusdor beetle, dumble dor, clock, lousy watchmanlarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsburieddung
larva larva feeds on animal debris buried dung Major Equus ferus Horse Perissodactyla: Equidae Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Geotrupidae/Geotrupes stercorarius/Geotrupes stercorariusdor beetle, dumble dor, clock, lousy watchmanlarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Perissodactyla/Equidae/Equus ferus/Equus ferushorseburieddungMajor

Interactions where Geotrupes stercorarius 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
dung hoard dung hoard of brood is kleptoparasitised by larva Sigorus porcus a dung beetle Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae 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 larva kleptoparasitises dung hoard of brood

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

Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)
GenusGeotrupes (dumbledors)
FamilyGEOTRUPIDAE (dumbledor 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 Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)

Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Geotrupes stercorarius (Dor Beetle, Dumble Dor, Clock, Lousy Watchman)
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