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Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)

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Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)

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Oxytelus (genus) (A rove beetle) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Staphylinidae (family) (Rove beetle) at Melba, ACT by kasiaaus
Thyreocephalus sp. (genus) (Rove beetle) at Parkes, ACT by Pirom
Creophilus erythrocephalus (Devil's coach horse, Rove beetle) at Weston, ACT by jmcleod

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KimberiRP wrote:
31 Dec 2024
An interesting one.
Staphylinidae (family)
KimberiRP wrote:
31 Dec 2024
Resembles the tribe Quediini, but the taxonomy of Staphylinidae is not for the faint-hearted and is far from settled.
Staphylinidae (family)
WendyEM wrote:
21 Nov 2024
Thanks Michael, I had a brain lapse
Thyreocephalus sp. (genus)
WendyEM wrote:
10 Nov 2024
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera-suborder-polyphaga/superfamily-staphlinoidea/staphylinidae-rove-beetles/pending-id-staphylinidae/
Staphylinidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
8 Nov 2024
Hesperus?
Staphylinidae (family)

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Oxytelus (genus) at Melba, ACT

Staphylinidae (family) at Melba, ACT

Thyreocephalus sp. (genus) at Parkes, ACT

Creophilus erythrocephalus at Weston, ACT

Creophilus erythrocephalus at Weston, ACT

Thyreocephalus sp. (genus) at Parkes, ACT

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