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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Crab-like Rove Beetles (Tachyporinae) » Tachyporini » Sepedophilus
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Tiny Rove Beetle Under Bark - Sepedophilus
Copyright © 2005 Stephen_WV

Tiny Rove Beetle Under Bark - Sepedophilus
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
April 12, 2005
Size: Circa 3 mm
Very tiny, very fast-moving. My best try for genus is Conosomus, although Coproporus is similar. Any help with ID appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 29 April, 2005 - 8:45am
Last updated 2 December, 2005 - 4:32am

Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae: Sepedophilus sp.
The classical habitat for this genus is beneath bark of dead trees. Conosoma was placed as a junior synonym of Sepedophilus some time ago.
… Donald S. Chandler, 30 November, 2005 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Donald, Thanks for the ID and for updating my terminology. I use Dillon & Dillon a lot and have the bad habit of forgetting to check the names on-line for changes. It's good to put a name on this one.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 1 December, 2005 - 4:09am login or register to post comments

 
Sepedophilus and Coprophorus
I forgot to add this the other day. A useful character is that Sepedophilus is evenly covered by quite distinct, though short, setae, giving it a muted/dull appearance. Both Cilea and Coproporus are quite glistening/glabrous dorsally. There are images of both I think on BugGuide.
… Donald S. Chandler, 1 December, 2005 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

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