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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 » Philonthina » Philonthus » Philonthus lomatus
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rove beetle - Philonthus lomatus
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

rove beetle - Philonthus lomatus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 26, 2010
Size: 6.8mm
Found in leaf litter at the edge of a brook.

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Contributed by tom murray on 26 March, 2010 - 10:18pm
Last updated 27 March, 2010 - 9:17pm

Moved
Moved from Philonthus.
Adam, thanks for taking a look at the second picture and coming up with the species ID.
… tom murray, 27 March, 2010 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… tom murray, 27 March, 2010 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Something in Philonthus, hard
Something in Philonthus, hard to place further without another angle.

-Adam
… Adam Brunke, 27 March, 2010 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

 
Another angle
I just added another picture. Hope it helps.
… tom murray, 27 March, 2010 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
This appears to be Philonthus
This appears to be Philonthus lomatus, found in a variety of habitats. This and the species close to it are sometimes very tricky to separate even under a microscope (and even after dissection! :/ ). Luckily, lomatus is the largest and broadest of them, and is the best fit.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 27 March, 2010 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

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