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| Toby |
Posted on 09-04-2007 00:52
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 Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
someone has suggested a Rove Beetle but at only 2mm max that is unlikely? found in SW London today. Note the antenna - it is facing down:  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-04-2007 01:33
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13910 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Racketman wrote: someone has suggested a Rove Beetle but at only 2mm max that is unlikely? The one who suggested it, was right: that is a rove beetle (Staphylinidae). Can't tell you the exact genus, but a similar one in my literature is Hypocyphtus sp. - with a given length of 1-1.4 mm... Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Toby |
Posted on 09-04-2007 10:49
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
I didnt know they could be that small - thanks. |
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| Frank Koehler |
Posted on 22-04-2007 15:09
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 Member Location: Bornheim / Rheinl. (D) Posts: 280 Joined: 30.09.06 |
Cypha longicornis. Best regards Frank |
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