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Bug - Tasgius

Bug - Tasgius
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
August 6, 2009
Size: approx 13mm
Not the prettiest thing to ever crawl across my garage floor . . . but not the ugliest, either. Any idea what it is?

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Staphylinidae
probably Platydracus, yes, because of size, but some of the quediines can also be big.

 
If V says Tasgius, that enough for me.
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Tasgius, like Platydracus, is another genus out of the former Staphylinus, sensu lato. They're all skinny and short-winged to me :o)

Tasgius... give or take...
:-]

A rove beetle
A member of the family Staphylinidae--this is the most numerous family of beetles in North America. They are difficult to identify to species from photos, as many need to be dissected and examined under a microscope. If someone said they would give me $20 if I could identify this critter to genus, I would say Platydracus (sometimes called "large rove beetles") because I would have nothing to lose. But I would not bet $20 that it is.

 
when my son was 5 years old he had one up his nose
now he said it flew in his face and crawled up his nose and i called him a liar.i figured that he was playing with it and it got loose and crawled in. do they fly? i wonder if i owe an ammends.

 
Yes they do fly
Their flight wings are folded neatly under those short elytra. You will have to determine on your own whether to make amends.

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