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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Spiny-legged Rove Beetles (Oxytelinae) » Blediini » Bledius
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Sand Bug -rove beetle? - Bledius
Copyright © 2008 Noah Charney

Sand Bug -rove beetle? - Bledius
Panhandle, Gulf Side, St. Vincent Island, Franklin County, Florida, USA
March 22, 2008
Size: 3mm
Very abundant on the beach.
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Contributed by Noah Charney on 29 March, 2008 - 8:02pm
Last updated 18 March, 2016 - 2:47pm

Franklin County
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… Jeff Hole, 18 March, 2016 - 10:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 30 March, 2008 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

Oxytelinae: Bledius sp.
Species are found in riparian/beach areas
… Donald S. Chandler, 30 March, 2008 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

Yes its a Rove
Definitely a Rove beetle, I can't tell you which kind, but there are a couple of people on bugguide who probably can, given that it's such a clear photo and a distinctive individual
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 29 March, 2008 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

Duplicate
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… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 29 March, 2008 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

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