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

Ontholestes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms and other combinations:

Staphylinus murinus Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Staphylinus cupreus Goeffroy, 1785 | Emus ruficornis Ménétriés, 1832 | Leistotrophus barthei Chapman, 1922 | Ontholestes dieckmanni Smetana, 1958 | Ontholestes barthei | Ontholestes cupreus | Ontholestes dieckmanni | Ontholestes ruficornis | Trichoderma barthei | Trichoderma cupreus | Trichoderma dieckmanni | Trichoderma murinus | Trichoderma ruficornis |

  • Ontholestes murinus  3441
    Ontholestes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758)     
    Ontholestes murinus, det. Klaas Reißmann
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2010-05-22 12:54:17
    Image number: 3441

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2010-05-22 12:54:17
    det. Klaas Reißmann
  • Ontholestes murinus  6314
    Ontholestes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758)     
    Ontholestes murinus, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2013-08-21 16:11:14
    Image number: 6314

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2013-08-21 16:11:14
    det. Christoph Benisch

Classification:
Ontholestes murinus belongs to the subfamily Staphylininae, tribe Staphylinini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. UK Beetles