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Rove Beetle

Platydracus sp.

Description:

About 30mm in length. Head and thorax are dark brown. Abdomen is light brown with darker brown markings, especially medially. Elytra very short, slightly pinkish, and indistinct, final abdominal segment and caudal appendages golden.

Habitat:

Found on a dirt trail in a deciduous forest, underneath some animal scat.

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KeithRoragen
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KeithRoragen

Bellevue, Nebraska, USA

Spotted on Aug 27, 2011
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

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