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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) » Paederinae » Paederus
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Rove Beetle - Paederus
Copyright © 2005 bughunter

Rove Beetle - Paederus
Grant County, Kentucky, USA
March 19, 2005
Size: a quarter inch
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Contributed by bughunter on 7 April, 2005 - 11:01am
Last updated 23 June, 2005 - 4:03am

Paederus sp.
I just had Dr. Steve Ashe take a glance at some of these staphs, and he volunteered a few determinations. For example, this is a species of Paederus.

cheers,
… Zack Falin, 22 June, 2005 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Photo moved to new Guide page.
… Robin McLeod, 23 June, 2005 - 4:04am login or register to post comments

Rove Beetle
Looks like something in the family Staphylinidae. I don't know beyond that.
… Robin McLeod, 7 April, 2005 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

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