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6011291 rove beetle - Stenus
Copyright © 2006 Rob Curtis

6011291 rove beetle - Stenus
Chicago, cook County, Illinois, USA
August 9, 2006
Size: ~3/16"
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 1 September, 2006 - 11:00pm
Last updated 2 September, 2006 - 4:07pm

Moved
Moved from ID request.
… Beatriz Moisset, 2 September, 2006 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

Nice! (and muddy!)
Judging by the bulging, spheroid eyes I think this is something in the genus Stenus. The habitat certainly seems to fit. I have yet to collect one of these.
… Jim McClarin, 2 September, 2006 - 2:08am login or register to post comments

 
Stenus
Yes, it is a Stenus
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 2 September, 2006 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
I see that there is one Stenu
I see that there is one Stenus in the guide and it much resembles this. Thanks.
… Rob Curtis, 2 September, 2006 - 4:00am login or register to post comments

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