Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Superphylum Articulata Cuvier see Supraphylum Articulata Cuvier
           Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
             Subphylum Tracheata
               Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
                 Subclass Pterygota Schott & Endl.
                   Superorder Coleopteria
                     Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - beetles
                       Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886
                         Superfamily Staphylinoidea Latreille, 1802
                           Family Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802 - rove beetles
                             Subfamily Staphylininae Latreille, 1802
                               Genus Velleius Mannh.
                                 Velleius dilatatus (F.)