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Homaeotarsus bicolor
About 8-10 mm in length, very slender, colored as shown. Short wing covers (elytra) are characteristic of the family Staphylinidae.
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.
Rove beetles are predatory on other insects.
Spotted on May 4, 2014
Submitted on May 15, 2014
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