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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Round Fungus Beetles (Leiodidae) » Platypsyllinae » Platypsyllus » Beaver Parasite Beetle (Platypsyllus castoris)
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From the Beaver State - Platypsyllus castoris
Copyright © 2015 Bill Gerth

From the Beaver State - Platypsyllus castoris
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA
November 1, 1984
Size: 2.5mm
I felt obligated to hunt this up and post the photos since Oregon is known as the Beaver State. I borrowed specimens from Dr. Norm Anderson, an emeritus aquatic entomology professor from Oregon State University. The specimens were collected from a dead beaver in Oak Creek just outside of Corvallis.

This is a dorsal view. I had to balance the specimen carefully with sand-grains to get it to stay dorsal side up.

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Contributed by Bill Gerth on 12 October, 2015 - 3:35pm

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