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rove beetle - Philonthus
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

rove beetle - Philonthus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 20, 2010
Size: 5mm
Contributed by tom murray on 21 March, 2010 - 1:06pm
Last updated 21 March, 2010 - 4:42pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… v belov, 21 March, 2010 - 4:42pm

A species of Philonthus,
A species of Philonthus,

Adam
… Adam Brunke, 21 March, 2010 - 4:37pm

philontoid :)
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… v belov, 21 March, 2010 - 1:51pm

 
yeah
looks like Philonthus for the punctures on the pronotum, but not sure if that is a key feature or not.
… Blaine Mathison, 21 March, 2010 - 2:23pm

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