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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Aleocharinae » Athetini » Athetina » Trichiusa
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Staph - Trichiusa
Copyright © 2013 roar

Staph - Trichiusa
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 11, 2013
Size: 2mm
In the compost pile.
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Contributed by roar on 11 October, 2013 - 10:00pm
Last updated 12 October, 2013 - 7:58am

Trichiusa sp. Very distinct a
Trichiusa sp. Very distinct and cool athetine. Compost pile, hmm... I'll make a mental note. I haven't figured out how to reliably collect this genus yet.
… K. Taro Eldredge, 12 October, 2013 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

 
What I do
though it's gross, I dump a bunch of compost onto plastic so the little staphylinids can't crawl into the ground. You have to be quick though because they like to fly.
… roar, 12 October, 2013 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

neat... thanks guys
Moved from Aleocharinae.
… v belov, 12 October, 2013 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

Nice, this is a species of Tr
Nice, this is a species of Trichiusa,

Cheers,
Adam
… Adam Brunke, 12 October, 2013 - 4:40am login or register to post comments

 
I'm sorry Adam, I was emailed
I'm sorry Adam, I was emailed and asked to ID this and didn't pay attention to what was being said before. I feel like I stepped on your toes there a little.

Hey, you should work on aleocharines, seems you've got a great handle on them! There are too many staph workers to aleo workers, we could use your help, you know!
… K. Taro Eldredge, 13 October, 2013 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
Hey Taro, No worries, good
Hey Taro,

No worries, good to know I still got it! Feels like a long time since I worked on aleos, I can definitely see myself getting back into the North American fauna in the future...so much left to do, so much Casey to 'undo'.
… Adam Brunke, 14 October, 2013 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 12 October, 2013 - 2:55am login or register to post comments

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