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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Crab-like Rove Beetles (Tachyporinae) » Tachinusini » Tachinus » Tachinus corticinus
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soil bug - Tachinus corticinus
Copyright © 2012 John Sankey

soil bug - Tachinus corticinus
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 20, 2012
Size: 2.5 mm
found while sifting soil

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soil bug - Tachinus corticinus soil bug - Tachinus corticinus
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Contributed by John Sankey on 20 June, 2012 - 5:36pm
Last updated 14 October, 2012 - 10:30am

Moved
Moved from Tachyporini.
… v belov, 14 October, 2012 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

Tachinus sp., probably cortic
Tachinus sp., probably corticinus based on the small size and color.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 14 October, 2012 - 5:42am login or register to post comments

 
many thanks, Adam
It's not easy to ID thiings from photos like this - I'm taking a lot clearer ones now that I've got a proper setup.
… John Sankey, 14 October, 2012 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
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Moved
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