Tachyporinae (subfamily)
Crab-like Rove Beetle at Cook, ACT
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| Tachyporinae (subfamily) | MichaelBedingfield | 9 Jun 2022 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 7 Jun 2022 |
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I have no idea what this is. I have seen them a few times, but they are very quick to hide so I've never had a good view.
4 comments
8 Jun 2022
Thank you both for solving that little mystery. I have just read that Staphylinidae (rove beetles) is the largest family in the animal kingdom with over 65,000 species, so CNM has a few species to go!
8 Jun 2022
I knew about tachyporines when I was beetling in England in my youth.
Interestingly, the expert on Australian staphs is Al Newton from Illinois who has been very helpful identifying stuff for me from photos, although I think he would need specimens for tachyporines. I was put on to him by John Lawrence, author of Australian Beetles and a contemorary of mine at CSIRO. I have sent a picture of Tachyporines on flowers separately.
Interestingly, the expert on Australian staphs is Al Newton from Illinois who has been very helpful identifying stuff for me from photos, although I think he would need specimens for tachyporines. I was put on to him by John Lawrence, author of Australian Beetles and a contemorary of mine at CSIRO. I have sent a picture of Tachyporines on flowers separately.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075692-35.267270
- Altitude 587.0m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2021 10:24 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tachyporinae (subfamily)
Species information
- Tachyporinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Crab-like Rove Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 587m Recorded at altitude
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