Coleoptera of Goodwell and Texhoma
Texas County, OK
by Kurt Schaefer

Family Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles

Subfamily Staphylininae

Tasgius ater

The above image was ID as Tasgius ater
by Dr. Boris Büche in BugGuide.net

Tasgius ater
20-25 mm
May and September

Philonthus cruentatus

The above image was ID as Philonthus cruentatus
by Adam Brunke and Vassili Belov in BugGuide.net

Philonthus cruentatus
7 mm

Subfamily Paederinae

The above image was ID as Subfamily Paederinae
by Adam Brunke in BugGuide.net

Paederinae
July

Subfamily Paederinae
4 mm
June

Subfamily Aleocharinae

The above image was ID as Aleocharinae
by Vassili Belov in BugGuide.net

Subfamily Aleocharinae
4 mm
May

Hesperus apicialis

The above image was ID as Hesperus apicialis
by Adam Brunke in BugGuide.net

Hesperus apicialis
9 mm
Male
August

Platystethus

The above image was ID as Platystethus
by Adam Brunke in BugGuide.net

Platystethus
3 mm
March

Platystethus

The above image was ID as Platystethus
by Adam Brunke in BugGuide.net

Platystethus
5 mm
March

I wish to thank Vassili Belov and Adam Brunke for their identification of these rove beetles at BugGuide.net