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Tasgius
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Copyright © 2009
Phil Huntley-Franck
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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?
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Contributed by
Phil Huntley-Franck
on 7 December, 2009 - 5:33pm
Last updated 7 December, 2009 - 9:06pm
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Phil Huntley-Franck
, 7 December, 2009 - 9:06pm
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Staphylinidae
probably Platydracus, yes, because of size, but some of the quediines can also be big.
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Blaine Mathison
, 7 December, 2009 - 5:47pm
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If V says Tasgius, that enough for me.
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Harry Zirlin
, 7 December, 2009 - 5:48pm
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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)
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Blaine Mathison
, 7 December, 2009 - 5:49pm
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Tasgius... give or take...
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v belov
, 7 December, 2009 - 5:46pm
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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.
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Harry Zirlin
, 7 December, 2009 - 5:44pm
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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.
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Edna Woodward
, 7 December, 2009 - 6:07pm
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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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Harry Zirlin
, 7 December, 2009 - 6:09pm
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