Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Staphylinidae (Rove beetles)

Ocypus (Ocypus) ophthalmicus (Scopoli, 1763)

Blue Rove-Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Staphylinus ophthalmicus Scopoli, 1763 | Staphylinus atrocoerulescens Goeze, 1777 | Staphylinus azurescens Mannerheim, 1830 | Staphylinus coerulescens Goeffroy, 1785 | Staphylinus cyaneus Paykull, 1789 | Ocypus cyanochloris Hochhuth, 1849 | Staphylinus hypsibatus Bernhauer, 1899 | Staphylinus mordax Block, 1799 | Staphylinus rugifrons Runde, 1835 | Staphylinus subcyaneus Heer, 1839 |

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    Ocypus ophthalmicus (Scopoli, 1763)    Blue Rove-Beetle 
    Ocypus ophthalmicus
    DE, SN, Dresdner Elbwiese; 2021-09-25 13:59:53
    Image number: 11636, © Steffen Hintersaß

    DE, SN, Dresdner Elbwiese
    2021-09-25 13:59:53


Classification:
Ocypus ophthalmicus belongs to the subfamily Staphylininae, tribe Staphylinini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  2. BioLib Biological Library