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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Aleocharinae » Athetini » incertae sedis » Meronera » Meronera venustula
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Rove Beetle - Meronera venustula
Copyright © 2009 Ilona L.

Rove Beetle - Meronera venustula
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 22, 2009
Size: 3mm

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 6 August, 2009 - 12:54pm
Last updated 15 December, 2010 - 7:22pm

Moved
Moved from Aleocharinae.
… Ilona L., 19 November, 2009 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

Meronera venustula
This is Meronera venustula (Erichson 1839), Aleocharinae: Lomechusini. How do I know? I have numerous specimens in front of me determined by the late Steve Ashe and, well, that's just exactly what it looks like. There is only one species in the genus.

cheers,
zack
… Zack Falin, 19 November, 2009 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

I think Aleocharina is correct.
Something in the Falagriini, probably.
… Boris Büche, 18 November, 2009 - 4:57am login or register to post comments

This looks like an Oxyteline
This looks like an Oxyteline rather than an Aleocharine..the antennae are inserted in front of the eyes. Kinda looks like an Apo*cellus species but something isn't quite right.

Adam
… Adam Brunke, 6 August, 2009 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… v belov, 6 August, 2009 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

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