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Species Platydracus fossator - Red-spotted Rove Beetle

orange-spot-elytra rove - Platydracus fossator

Red-spotted Rove Beetle - Platydracus fossator

Platydracus fossator? - Platydracus fossator

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea

Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)

Subfamily Staphylininae (Large Rove Beetles)

Tribe Staphylinini

Subtribe Staphylinina

Genus Platydracus

Species fossator (Red-spotted Rove Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Platydracus fossator (Gravenhorst 1802)

Identification

Black overall with red spots on the tips of the elytra

Range

e. NA to AZ - Map (1)(2)

Season

mostly: July-Aug (BG data)

Internet References

Biological Survey of Canada(1)

Works Cited

1.	Staphylinidae of eastern Canada and the adjacent United States. Keys to subfamilies; Staphylininae: ... Brunke A., Newton A., Klimaszewski J., Majka C.G., Marshall S. 2011. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 12: 1-110.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 14 July, 2005 - 12:09am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 21 January, 2022 - 11:09am

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