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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Paederinae » Sunius
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Rove Beetle? - Sunius
Copyright © 2006 Perry Babin

Rove Beetle? - Sunius
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
Size: ~3mm
These are two different individuals.

Can the beetle be identified from the images?

Thanks in advance
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Contributed by Perry Babin on 1 November, 2006 - 12:30am
Last updated 21 December, 2006 - 5:17pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 21 December, 2006 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

Paederinae, Sunius (or close)
:-)
… Boris Büche, 21 December, 2006 - 5:46am login or register to post comments

Unlinked
Yes, they are rove beetles. I've unlinked them since they are definitely different individuals and could be different species.
… Jim McClarin, 1 November, 2006 - 5:57am login or register to post comments

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