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Rove beetle
Homaeotarsus bicolor
39.2115, -96.5031
Field Notes
Description:
About 8-10 mm in length, very slender, colored as shown. Short wing covers (elytra) are characteristic of the family Staphylinidae.
Habitat:
Attracted to a blacklight in the backyard of a suburban residential home near a narrow riparian area. Otherwise, "habitat" is heavily landscaped with lawns and various ornamental trees and shrubs.
Notes:
Rove beetles are predatory on other insects.
Reference Links:
Species Homaeotarsus bicolor - BugGuide.Net
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 15, 2014
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