Trox perlatus (Goeze, 1777)
(a hide beetle)

Interactions where Trox perlatus 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 dead dry detritus, esp bone of corpse CHORDATA vertebrates Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Trogidae/Trox perlatus/Trox perlatusa hide beetlelarva Animal / carrion / dead animal feeder /Animalia/Chordata/Chordatavertebratesdrydetritus, esp bonecorpse
larva larva feeds on animal debris debris of nest ACCIPITRIFORMES ospreys, hawks, kites, eagles, vultures Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Trogidae/Trox perlatus/Trox perlatusa hide beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Accipitriformes/Accipitriformesospreys, hawks, kites, eagles, vulturesdebrisnest
larva larva feeds on animal debris pellet STRIGIFORMES owls Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Trogidae/Trox perlatus/Trox perlatusa hide beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigiformesowlspellet
larva larva feeds on animal debris dung CARNIVORA carnivores Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), Jessop, L., 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Trogidae/Trox perlatus/Trox perlatusa hide beetlelarva Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Carnivoracarnivoresdung

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

Trox perlatus (a hide beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trox perlatus (a hide beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrox perlatus (a hide beetle)
GenusTrox (hide beetles)
FamilyTROGIDAE (hide 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 Trox perlatus (a hide beetle)

Trox perlatus (a hide beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trox perlatus (a hide beetle):

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