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| | | Rove beetle?
Is this a Devil's Coach Horse?  |
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Originally Posted by DeepcutMark  Is this a Devil's Coach Horse? | Strictly, the 'Devil's coachorse' is Ocypus (Staphylinus) olens the largest of the rove beetles (>2cms). Some people apply the same term to all of the family (>1200 species in UK).
If you take the latter view then this is a 'dch'! but probably best to stick to the vague term 'a rove beetle'! It does look quite Staphylinus-like - what size was it? |
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott
If you take the latter view then this is a 'dch'! but probably best to stick to the vague term 'a rove beetle'! It does look quite Staphylinus-like - what size was it?
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