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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 » Platydracus » Platydracus maculosus
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Hymen*optera ... not! Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus
Copyright © 2009 joot

Hymen*optera ... not! Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus
Creve Coeur Park, Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA
May 9, 2009
Size: about 2 cm
Seen crawling quickly on sidewalk. Reluctant or unable to fly. Arched its back and waggled its stinger in the air when I got near. Awful 2nd pic included as a somewhat more revealing shot of the tip of the abdomen.

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Hymen*optera ... not! Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus Hymen*optera ... not! Rove beetle - Platydracus maculosus
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Contributed by joot on 18 May, 2009 - 9:37am
Last updated 18 May, 2009 - 4:00pm

Moved
Thanks for the ID! Moved from Platydracus.
… joot, 18 May, 2009 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

A rove beetle
Possibly Platydracus maculosus. They can't sting but large ones can give a nip with the mandibles. The hindwings normally are folded and hidden under the short elytra.
… Michael C. Thomas, 18 May, 2009 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

 
this is maculosus Adam
this is maculosus

Adam
… Adam Brunke, 18 May, 2009 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

 
no wonder
Haha... no wonder I was lost! It had me fooled and looking under the wrong order. Thanks for the info.
… joot, 18 May, 2009 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

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