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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Staphylinina » Platydracus » Platydracus tomentosus
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Platydracus - Platydracus tomentosus
Copyright © 2011 Brad Barnd

Platydracus - Platydracus tomentosus
Rotonda West, Charlotte County, Florida, USA
June 10, 2011
Size: 17 mm
Maybe Platydracus tomentosus?

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 15 August, 2011 - 8:21pm
Last updated 21 August, 2011 - 2:37am

Moved tentatively
Moved from Rove Beetles. Thanks Adam.
… Brad Barnd, 15 August, 2011 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

This is a good match to P. to
This is a good match to P. tomentosus, how was this collected?

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 15 August, 2011 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Near pool
I found it running on the patio near the pool of our rental house. There was a canal at the back of the property.

I ran it thru your online Philonthus key (1) and it ended up at P. tomentosus, but I don't know if similar species occur in Florida.
… Brad Barnd, 15 August, 2011 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting, probably normall
Interesting, probably normally occurs along the banks of the canal. There are other all-black species in Florida which aren't covered in the key but I'm pretty sure it's tomentosus.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 15 August, 2011 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

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