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Large Rove Beetle - Platydracus
Copyright © 2007 Michael Garcia

Large Rove Beetle - Platydracus
Holland, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA
Size: 22mm
I believe this is Staphylinus badipes. Quite common in our area as well as in southeast South Dakota, definately the largest of the Staphylinidae in the area. Caught May 2005.
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Contributed by Michael Garcia on 27 February, 2007 - 2:44pm
Last updated 2 April, 2007 - 6:45am

yea, platydracus sp.
yea, platydracus sp.
… Taro Eldredge, 1 March, 2007 - 12:40am login or register to post comments

 
moving
to Platydracus
… Ethan Friedman, 2 April, 2007 - 6:45am login or register to post comments

Not Staphylinus badipes
Staphylinus badipes (by the way, the name has been changed for Dinothenarus badipes) is totally black with legs red. This one mostly look like a Platydracus sp..
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 28 February, 2007 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

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