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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 » Ontholestes » Gold-and-brown Rove Beetle (Ontholestes cingulatus)
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Fungus rove beetle - Ontholestes cingulatus
Copyright © 2008 Chris Adam

Fungus rove beetle - Ontholestes cingulatus
Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 14, 2008
Size: 3 cm
This rove beetle was sitting prettily on a large orange fungus. After allowing me to take a few photos, it scurried off over the forest floor.

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Fungus rove beetle - Ontholestes cingulatus Fungus rove beetle - Ontholestes cingulatus
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Contributed by Chris Adam on 14 August, 2008 - 12:00pm

Moved
Moved from Platydracus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 August, 2008 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

No, Ontholestes.
This is Ontholestes cingulatus, easily confused with Platydrachus until you have seen both. This species is more scarce in my experience, and wa-a-a-y more fleet of foot:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 August, 2008 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric. i was wondering
Thanks Eric. i was wondering if this was Ontholestes or the other one.
… Chris Adam, 14 August, 2008 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

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