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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) » Steninae » Stenus
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rove beetle - Stenus
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

rove beetle - Stenus
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
March 14, 2007
Size: 3.5mm
Found under bark in a wet area.
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Contributed by tom murray on 15 March, 2007 - 8:37pm

nice pic, should allow for ID!
insofar a key to nearctic species exists. Reminds me of European sp. Stenus (Nestus) humilis, because of short elytra with reduced shoulders. Sure is from same subgenus, characters: penultimate tarsal segment not lobed, tarsi not much longer than half of tibia, lateral edges of abdomen bordered completely.

cheers, Boris
… Boris Büche, 16 March, 2007 - 5:50am login or register to post comments

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