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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Staphylinina » Thinopinus » Pictured Rove Beetle (Thinopinus pictus)
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beetle larva??? - Thinopinus pictus
Copyright © 2007 Wendy 10

beetle larva??? - Thinopinus pictus
Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, USA
May 28, 2007
Size: 3/4 inch
This was on the sand at the beach. It can move very fast!
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Contributed by Wendy 10 on 28 May, 2007 - 11:58pm
Last updated 8 May, 2016 - 8:44am

Moved
Moved from Larvae.
… Charley Eiseman, 8 May, 2016 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

Definitely a Thinopinus pictus larva...
See here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/163671
… Hisserdude, 7 May, 2016 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… v belov, 30 March, 2009 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 October, 2008 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Staphylinidae (r
Looks like a Staphylinidae (rove beetle) larva in the subfamily Staphylininae, maybe the subtribe Staphylinina? Found on the beach in California, is large and looks like a Staphylinina, I'm thinking maybe it could possibly be a Thinopinus pictus larva. The larva has been described so you could probably find out on the web maybe?
… Taro Eldredge, 13 April, 2008 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

 
can be moved to Staphylinidae page
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… v belov, 10 October, 2008 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thanks, in reading the description the Y shaped suture on the head and other features seem to fit. I appreciate the help!
… Wendy 10, 13 April, 2008 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

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