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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 » Staphylinina » Ocypus » Devil's Coach Horse (Ocypus olens)
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Rove Beetle? - Ocypus olens
Copyright © 2012 Cynthia Bingham Keiser

Rove Beetle? - Ocypus olens
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
July 25, 2012
This large black insect was under a paver in a dark, damp area of the yard. There were a couple Earwigs with eggs next to it.

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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 25 July, 2012 - 4:18pm
Last updated 30 January, 2014 - 11:15pm

Moved
Moved from Rove Beetles.
… v belov, 5 August, 2012 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

This is Ocypus olens, an intr
This is Ocypus olens, an introduced species

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 26 July, 2012 - 6:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Was it introduced to help control the snails? It seemed to interact well with the Earwigs.
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 26 July, 2012 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

 
This species was accidentally
This species was accidentally introduced from Europe, probably through commercial trade (in potting soil etc.). It appears to do a good job controlling the snails though, even though that was not the intention!

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 26 July, 2012 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again for the great in
Thanks again for the great information and ID!
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 5 August, 2012 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 25 July, 2012 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

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