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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Staphylinina » Platydracus » cinnamopterus complex (Platydracus cinnamopterus complex)
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Rove Beetle - Platydracus
Copyright © 2009 J. Ott

Rove Beetle - Platydracus
Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
December 13, 2009
Size: ~14mm BL
Id appreciated.
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Contributed by J. Ott on 13 December, 2009 - 3:08pm
Last updated 13 December, 2009 - 9:22pm

Moved
Moved from Platydracus.
… v belov, 13 December, 2009 - 9:22pm login or register to post comments

Should be cinnamopterus itsel
Should be cinnamopterus itself, but best to place it in the complex for now...the Platydracus key I'm working on with Al Newton should be out in due course...

Adam
… Adam Brunke, 13 December, 2009 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

nice one -- a member of the 'cinnamo-complex'
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 13 December, 2009 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

nice image...
Staphylinids are not my strong point, but Platydracus comes to mind.
… Blaine Mathison, 13 December, 2009 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

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