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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) » Staphylinini » Philonthus
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Rove Beetle - Philonthus
Copyright © 2008 David E. Reed

Rove Beetle - Philonthus
Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
July 25, 2008
Size: 6.3 mm long
Close-up of head

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Contributed by David E. Reed on 26 July, 2008 - 7:52pm
Last updated 1 August, 2008 - 10:15pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… David E. Reed, 1 August, 2008 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

This is a species of Philonth
This is a species of Philonthus (Staphylininae), you can see that while the fore-tarsi aren't very expanded, pale modified setae underneath the tarsi are present which distinguishes this from similar genera.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 27 July, 2008 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

 
Rove Beetle
Excellent. Thank you.
… David E. Reed, 27 July, 2008 - 12:35am login or register to post comments

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