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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) » Staphylininae » Xantholinini » Xantholinus
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strange bug - Xantholinus
Copyright © 2006 Steven Price

strange bug - Xantholinus
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
December 27, 2006
Size: arround 0.25 inches
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Contributed by Steven Price on 27 December, 2006 - 2:28pm
Last updated 2 January, 2007 - 3:58pm

genus is:
Xantholinus (subfam. Staphylininae)

regards, Boris
… Boris Büche, 2 January, 2007 - 5:59am login or register to post comments

They fly too.
Believe it or not, rove beetles have full-size wings folded up under those short, short wingcovers. It's amazing to see them unfurl their wings in a split second and fly off.
… Jim McClarin, 27 December, 2006 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

Rove beetle
Family Staphylinidae.
… Brad Barnd, 27 December, 2006 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

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