ROVE BEETLE
Lobrathium sp.
ROVE BEETLE FAMILY (Staphylinidae)
This beetle is about 1/5 inch long. It is reddish brown in color. In all members of this genus the elytra bear a longitudinal fold above the side margin. Like all rove beetles the body is elongate and slender and the elytra are short. It is reddish brown in color with a dark head. It was identified to genus by David Reed.
We photographed this beetle at the wetlands learning center using artificial lights.
It is a member of the Paedarine rove beetle subfamily.
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