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Rove beetle

Tribe Xantholinini

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 12mm long. Nice red wing covers.

Habitat:

Local nature reserve adjoining a national park.

Notes:

Apparently Staphylinidae are now the most speciated family in the animal kingdom having supassed weevils - Curculionidae. <br>
Thanks Stephen Thorpe for tribe. <br>
family: STAPHYLINIDAE <br>
subfamily: Staphylininae <br>
tribe: Xantholinini <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Xantholinini#tab_classification

Reference Links:

STAPHYLINIDAE : Rove Beetles | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Stephen! So many to choose from I was avoiding it.
stho002
Belongs to tribe Xantholinini

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PublishedApril 19, 2014

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