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rove beetle - Philonthus lomatus - female
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

rove beetle - Philonthus lomatus - Female
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 19, 2010
Size: 7.6mm
Found in salt marsh hay.
Contributed by tom murray on 21 April, 2010 - 9:24pm
Last updated 3 May, 2010 - 6:42pm

Moved
Moved from Large Rove Beetles.
Thanks Adam.
… tom murray, 3 May, 2010 - 6:42pm

This is Philonthus lomatus, a
This is Philonthus lomatus, a female but it's too large to be anything else.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 3 May, 2010 - 4:00pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… tom murray, 21 April, 2010 - 10:06pm

I can't really be sure of the
I can't really be sure of the genus for this staphylinine.

Adam
… Adam Brunke, 21 April, 2010 - 9:59pm

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