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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Paederinae » Paederini » Paederina » Paederus » Paederus littorarius
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Rove beetle - Paederus littorarius
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Rove beetle - Paederus littorarius
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 20, 2006
Size: 5.6mm
Found in grassy area at the edge of an overflowing beaverpond.
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Contributed by tom murray on 20 May, 2006 - 9:56pm
Last updated 4 February, 2008 - 5:12pm

Moved
Moved from Paederus.
… tom murray, 4 February, 2008 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Paederus littoriarius
Looks like.
… Donald S. Chandler, 4 February, 2008 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

Absolutely
A typical member of this genus, from the riparius group. Among the very few rove-beetles easy to recognize at the genus level.
… Richard Vernier, 21 May, 2006 - 5:22am login or register to post comments

 
moved to genus page
Thanks Richard.
… tom murray, 21 May, 2006 - 7:40am login or register to post comments

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