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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Xantholininae » Xantholinini » Leptacinus » Leptacinus intermedius
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Staphy 2 - Leptacinus intermedius
Copyright © 2012 Brad Barnd

Staphy 2 - Leptacinus intermedius
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
May 29, 2011
Size: ~ 3.5 mm
Collected at UV light.

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Staphy 2 - Leptacinus intermedius Staphy 2 - Leptacinus intermedius
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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 28 April, 2012 - 5:12pm
Last updated 29 April, 2012 - 7:45am

Moved
Moved from Leptacinus.
… v belov, 29 April, 2012 - 7:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 28 April, 2012 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

 
of the 3 recorded spp., intermedius looks like the closest thing
...to me; it's also said to be widespread in NA(1)
what do you think? ask Adam?
… v belov, 28 April, 2012 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
i agree
Going by (1), number of punctures in pronotal rows would favor intermedius over pusillus. Also states size of L. batychrus to be 4.8 to 6.5 mm, which is quite larger than this specimen. If info in there is accurate, this should be intermedius. Will shoot Adam a follow-up email.
… Brad Barnd, 29 April, 2012 - 12:36am login or register to post comments

 
terrific; thanks
… v belov, 29 April, 2012 - 1:40am login or register to post comments

 
I agree, definitely not pusil
I agree, definitely not pusillus - also batychrus doesn't seem to have established well as an introduction here and is now rarely collected. I was initially being conservative but I would say yes to intermedius

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 29 April, 2012 - 6:09am login or register to post comments

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