Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Aleocharinae » Tachyusini » Tachyusa » Tachyusa americana
Photo#1274944
Staphylinid - Tachyusa americana
Copyright © 2016 Aaron Hunt

Staphylinid - Tachyusa americana
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
August 11, 2016
Muddy shore of Worden Pond at night. Extremely fast for such a small beetle.

Images of this individual: tag all
Staphylinid - Tachyusa americana Staphylinid - Tachyusa americana
Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 12 August, 2016 - 9:29pm
Last updated 9 February, 2022 - 7:12pm

Tachyusa americana Casey, male
Moved from Tachyusa. ID'd from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Aaron.
… Brad Barnd, 9 February, 2022 - 7:12pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles. Thanks! Only the fifth example of the genus in the guide.
… Aaron Hunt, 16 August, 2016 - 2:12am

Tachyusa sp.
-
… liptaster, 16 August, 2016 - 1:30am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo