Oxyporus rufus
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| Family: | Staphylinidae
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| Species: | O. rufus
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| Oxyporus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Oxyporus rufus is a species of beetle belonging to the large family of the rove beetles (Staphylinidae).[1]
Description[]
Oxyporus rufus is about 20 millimetres (0.8 in) long. The body is massive and wide, colored with black and orange. The imposing scimitar-like mandibles do not fall back close to the rest of the head. The head, the hind margin of the elytra, and the apex of the abdomen are black. The , the visible segments of abdomen, and the first half of the very short elytra are orange. The antenna are orange as well, the last 7 segments being thicker and shorter forming a slight cob.
Similar species[]
A similar species is , which elytra are yellow and only black at the hind corner.[2]
Synonyme[]
References[]
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- ^ "Subfamily Oxyporinae - Cross-toothed Rove Beetles". BugGuide. Iowa State University. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al.: Käfer Mittel- und Nordwesteuropas, Parey Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1
Categories:
- Staphylinidae
- Beetles of Europe
- Beetles described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus