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Genus Creophilus

Hairy Rove Beetle - Creophilus maxillosus Hairy Rove Beetle - Creophilus maxillosus Creophilus maxilosus larva - Creophilus Creophilus maxilosus larva - Creophilus hairy rove beetle - Creophilus maxillosus Hairy Rove Beetle - Creophilus maxillosus - male Hairy Rove Beetle - Creophilus maxillosus ID confirmation/correction - Creophilus maxillosus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)
Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)
Tribe Staphylinini
Genus Creophilus
Numbers
1 species in North America (nearctica.com)
Internet References
pinned adult image of C. maxillosus (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)
Contributed by Joel Kits on 24 April, 2005 - 7:43pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 26 April, 2005 - 2:24pm

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