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rove beetle - Erichsonius patella
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

rove beetle - Erichsonius patella
Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Size: 5.2mm
Contributed by tom murray on 11 April, 2010 - 3:03pm
Last updated 11 April, 2010 - 8:02pm

Moved
Moved from Philonthus.
These roves can be confusing, and I appreciate all the work you're doing with the family Adam!
… tom murray, 11 April, 2010 - 8:02pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… tom murray, 11 April, 2010 - 5:26pm

I don't recognize this staphy
I don't recognize this staphylinine at all, although it's probably a Philo*nthus

-Adam
… Adam Brunke, 11 April, 2010 - 5:11pm

 
After seeing your other photo
After seeing your other photos, this could actually be another individual of Erichsonius patella, it just looks broader in body form that what I'm used to seeing.

-Adam
… Adam Brunke, 11 April, 2010 - 7:58pm

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