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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Xantholininae » Xantholinini
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Elongated insect
Copyright © 2019 kathy lichtendahl

Elongated insect
Clark, Park County, Wyoming, USA
November 19, 2019
Size: 1 cm
Side view of elongated insect.

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Elongated insect Elongated insect
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Contributed by kathy lichtendahl on 19 November, 2019 - 12:26pm
Last updated 2 May, 2020 - 12:07pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… Curt Harden, 2 May, 2020 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Staphylinidae for expert identification.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Allison, 24 November, 2019 - 5:54am login or register to post comments

Rove Beetle?
Looks like a Staphylinid. It's an adult: you can see the small elytra.
… Ken Allison, 20 November, 2019 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
I agree
Yes, this is a Staphylinid. The head shape and the truncated elytra give this one away.
… Andrew Caudillo, 23 November, 2019 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

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