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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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Termite?
Copyright © 2021 Rick Baumhauer

Termite?
West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
April 7, 2021
Size: 5 mm
Found a few shots of this on a camera I only use for macro occasionally. On a hunch, did an image search here for termites, and found some similar, but nothing identical. Only found one at the time, and haven't noticed any signs of infestation.
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Contributed by Rick Baumhauer on 15 July, 2021 - 5:30pm
Last updated 17 July, 2021 - 9:05pm

Moved & cropped for expert attention; Xantholinus?
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… v belov, 17 July, 2021 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 16 July, 2021 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

Rove Beetle, I believe
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 July, 2021 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks - based on some other
Thanks - based on some other photos here, I think you're right. Even though I didn't see any others, I'm happy that this is probably not a termite.
… Rick Baumhauer, 15 July, 2021 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

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