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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Paederinae » Paederini » Cryptobiina » Homaeotarsus » Homaeotarsus bicolor
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Rove Beetle? - Homaeotarsus bicolor
Copyright © 2012 Andrew Hoffman

Rove Beetle? - Homaeotarsus bicolor
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
July 3, 2012
Size: 11mm
These little beetles are incredibly common under rocks along streams in this area. I'm pretty sure they are rove beetles and they look sort of like some of the ones in the tribe Paederini.
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Contributed by Andrew Hoffman on 3 July, 2012 - 5:38pm
Last updated 14 October, 2012 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Homaeotarsus.
… v belov, 14 October, 2012 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Yes, H. bicolor - under rocks
Yes, H. bicolor - under rocks along streams is classic habitat.

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 14 October, 2012 - 5:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 3 July, 2012 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
The pattern seems to match H. bicolor what do you think?
… Andrew Hoffman, 3 July, 2012 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Could be
wait for an expert opinion though
… Brad Barnd, 3 July, 2012 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

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