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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Quediini » Quediina » Quedius » Quedius laticollis
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rove beetle - Quedius laticollis
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

rove beetle - Quedius laticollis
Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 29, 2007
Size: ~12.5mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 30 March, 2007 - 7:34am
Last updated 23 July, 2008 - 5:42pm

Adam
Thanks for the species identification, and the nice explanation.
… tom murray, 23 July, 2008 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

This is Quedius (Quedius) lat
This is Quedius (Quedius) laticollis, a species that is more common as you go south of Ontario. Can be found even in agricultural areas. In response to comments on the other photos of this series: this species is very close to the introduced molochinus but so far the species is known only from eastern Canada and additionally, the antennomeres are longer in laticollis.

Adam
… Adam Brunke, 23 July, 2008 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

Neat mustache!
Not too kissable-looking though ;-)
… Jim McClarin, 31 March, 2007 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
I wouldn't kiss it
And it looks like he's going bald, just a few hairs left on it's head;-)
… tom murray, 31 March, 2007 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… tom murray, 30 March, 2007 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

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