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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Aleocharinae » Falagriini
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Rove beetle unidentified
Copyright © 2007 Paolo Sanguankeo

Rove beetle unidentified
paso robles, CA, san luis obispo County, California, USA
September 2, 2007
Size: 4mm
I went to the Bohart Museum in UC Davis, CA to make some specimens comparisons with my insect collection. When I got to the rove beetle collection, I was left in awe by the massive scale of this order. So I didn't even try to find a match. Does anyone have an idea when this might be?

Cheers!
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Contributed by Paolo Sanguankeo on 23 October, 2007 - 5:03pm
Last updated 20 April, 2017 - 4:00pm

Moved
Moved from Aleocharinae.
… Boris Büche, 20 April, 2017 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

Please . . .
always move images to the page that corresponds with the ID (subfamily, in this case)! [I found it among "Coleoptera"]
… Boris Büche, 28 November, 2007 - 5:39am login or register to post comments

Falagria sp. maybe
As Jim commented, lighting is a problem. Not many Aleocharines have a longitudinal sulcus on the pronotum.
… Donald S. Chandler, 23 October, 2007 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Better lighting might reveal important details.
Your camera must have a pop-up flash. You could devise a flash diffuser from a polyethylene bottle or jug or a styrofoam dish to help get more light on the subject.
… Jim McClarin, 23 October, 2007 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

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