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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 » Philonthina » Philonthus » Philonthus cruentatus
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Rove Beetle - Philonthus cruentatus
Copyright © 2012 Derek Uhey

Rove Beetle - Philonthus cruentatus
Big Gypsum Valley near Slickrock Colorado and Utah border, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
September 23, 2012
Desert Riparian, caught many of these ranging in size from very small (about 2mm) to larger (about 8mm), only noticed them in fall sites

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Contributed by Derek Uhey on 9 October, 2012 - 12:34am
Last updated 20 October, 2012 - 4:43pm

Moved
Moved from Philonthus.
… v belov, 20 October, 2012 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 20 October, 2012 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

subtr. Philonthina, i presume; Philonthus?
some spp. look very similar; pls wait for the experts
[edit] ha!! thanks, Adam.
… v belov, 20 October, 2012 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

This must be Philonthus cruen
This must be Philonthus cruentus, an introduced species with a very wide range in NA,

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 20 October, 2012 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
just to be sure: cruentus or cruentatus?
… v belov, 20 October, 2012 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah, nice one V, it's 'cruenta
Ah, nice one V, it's 'cruentatus',
Unfortunately there's also the introduced Quedius cruentus...
… Adam Brunke, 20 October, 2012 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

 
neat!
thanks for the great ID! interesting non-native!
… Derek Uhey, 21 October, 2012 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah... too many eurotramps :]
poor nearctic region
… v belov, 20 October, 2012 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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