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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 » Ocypus » Ocypus aeneocephalus
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large rove beetle - Ocypus aeneocephalus
Copyright © 2010 Lynette Elliott

large rove beetle - Ocypus aeneocephalus
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
February 14, 2010
Found under a flat piece of wood on the ground in an open field.

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 14 February, 2010 - 5:31pm
Last updated 23 April, 2013 - 8:11am

Moved
Moved from Dinothenarus. Thanks guys.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 April, 2013 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

 
excellent --now we have really nice pics of it!
… v belov, 23 April, 2013 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

hmm... looks a lot like Ocypus aeneocephalus (DeG.)
that eurotramp staph seems to become increasingly conspicuous in the area, and doesn't look like any of the western Dinothenarus, imho

Moved from Rove Beetles.
… v belov, 14 February, 2010 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

 
You're correct V, this is ind
You're correct V, this is indeed Ocypus aeneocephalus - the hairy pronotum, dark leg color and head shape are all diagnostic. I apologize for the error,

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 23 April, 2013 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

 
thanks much, buddy. that was swift!
… v belov, 23 April, 2013 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

This is a western only specie
This is a western only species of Dinothenarus, I can't remember which one

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 14 February, 2010 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

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