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Rove beetle
Staphylinidae family
Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org
Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota Extension
Description: Most are 1/8 - 3/4 inch long.
Flat, slender beetles with very short wing covers that expose most of the abdomen. Most are black or brown.
Where/When: Typically found on the ground, under stones and leaves, and in loose soil during spring and summer.
Significance: They are predators of other insects.
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