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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Crab-like Rove Beetles (Tachyporinae) » Vatesini » Coproporus » Coproporus laevis
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tiny rove - Coproporus laevis
Copyright © 2008 Tim Moyer

tiny rove - Coproporus laevis
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 28, 2008
Size: ~1.8mm
is this a Scaphidiinae? looks a bit different than those currently in the Guide.

came to UV light

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Contributed by Tim Moyer on 22 October, 2008 - 11:28am
Last updated 5 November, 2022 - 1:04pm

Moved - unpunctate
Moved from Coproporus.

From Downie and Arnett, there appears to only be two species found in the east US. C. laevis is the one with unpunctate pronotum and elytra disk.

Another new species for BugGuide :)
… Tim Moyer, 23 October, 2008 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Another one
This looks to be C. laevis, according to the comments above:



Verification or corrections always appreciated.
… Cotinis, 24 August, 2009 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved - Thanks Boris!
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… Tim Moyer, 23 October, 2008 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

Coprocerus sp.
in Tachyporinae.
… Boris Büche, 23 October, 2008 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

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