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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Aleocharinae » Athetini » Athetina » Atheta
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rove beetle - Atheta
Copyright © 2017 ophis

rove beetle - Atheta
Randolph, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
October 12, 2016
Size: 2.1 mm

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Contributed by ophis on 3 January, 2017 - 5:27am

Hard to say more than a possible Atheta. Collecting and genital preparation is necessary to say more.
… liptaster, 3 January, 2017 - 6:41am login or register to post comments

 
re: Hard to say more
here is habitat
… ophis, 3 January, 2017 - 6:55am login or register to post comments

 
That doesn't help.
There are many species on fungi, also from several genera which look very alike. Only way for those and most other Staphylinidae is collecting, preparations of genitalia and go trough (a lot of) literature. If you work like this I can help. If you're only taking pictures it will be simply hopeless.
… liptaster, 3 January, 2017 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

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