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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 sericans
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rove beetle - Philonthus sericans
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

rove beetle - Philonthus sericans
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 15, 2010
Size: 5.2mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 16 April, 2010 - 11:08am
Last updated 5 May, 2010 - 8:40pm

Moved
Moved from Large Rove Beetles.
I guess the different angles of the flash can really make things not look the same.
… tom murray, 5 May, 2010 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

This is a photo of Philonthus
This is a photo of Philonthus sericans, a very common species but in the photo it doesn't look at all like it (confirmed by specimen). Tricks of the light...

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 4 May, 2010 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… tom murray, 16 April, 2010 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

This perplexes me, could be a
This perplexes me, could be an interesting one. Something in Staphylininae

-Adam
… Adam Brunke, 16 April, 2010 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

 
??
Philonthoquedius gabriformis???
… Blaine Mathison, 16 April, 2010 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Good one Blaine
I think you nailed it!!!
… tom murray, 16 April, 2010 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

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