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Platystethus degener
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Copyright © 2010
Charley Eiseman
Rove beetle -
Platystethus degener
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
July 28, 2010
On a dried-up mud puddle under power lines.
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Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 16 August, 2010 - 5:32pm
Last updated 18 August, 2010 - 9:24pm
Moved
Moved from
Bledius
.
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v belov
, 18 August, 2010 - 7:42pm
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Hi Charley, You have foun
Hi Charley,
You have found Platystethus rather than Bledius, I believe this species is cornutus, an introduced species.
Cheers,
Adam
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Adam Brunke
, 18 August, 2010 - 12:45pm
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Thanks--
Do you know if
Platystethus
spp. (or any other rove beetles, for that matter) burrow as
Bledius
spp. do? I think there were
Bledius
-like burrows in this general area.
Also, are there any details that would help to confirm the species? All of my shots are more or less dorsal, but I can crop to zoom in on a particular feature if that would be useful.
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Charley Eiseman
, 18 August, 2010 - 9:29pm
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Hello Charley, I made a mi
Hello Charley,
I made a mistake in naming your photo, this is actually P. degener, an introduced species. Platystethus is known to burrow in dung but your species is known from habitats near water. It may burrow into decaying vegetation or similar, and perhaps even sand. It's possible you also had Bledius in the area.
Cheers,
Adam
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Adam Brunke
, 19 August, 2010 - 11:53am
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Moved
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Beetles
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Charley Eiseman
, 17 August, 2010 - 4:14pm
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Bledius sp.
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Blaine Mathison
, 17 August, 2010 - 2:50pm
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