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BuggD

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Aug 23, 2012 9:36 PM

Help ID This Brown Ground Beetle

I disturbed this when pulling up a plant and it ran back down into the ground. I believe its a type of Rove beetle, but not sure.

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Big ma

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Aug 24, 2012 12:43 PM (in response to BuggD)
Re: Help ID This Brown Ground Beetle

I'm sure the experts (which I am not!!) will come up with an answer. However, could it be Ontholestes sp?? Possibly O. murinus???

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Bugsy

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Aug 24, 2012 1:35 PM (in response to BuggD)
Re: Help ID This Brown Ground Beetle

Yes, this is a type of Rove Beetle. It is an Ocypus olens. This beetle is usually 25-30mm long and is a very common European beetle. It is one of the larger British beetles and is also known as Devil's Coach-Horse Beetle.

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- Big ma
  
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  Aug 24, 2012 2:18 PM (in response to Bugsy)
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  I have never seen Ocypus olens with such a speckled complexion, which is why I thought the Ontholestes rove beetle was more likely. However, I'm sure we'll get some comment from the experts. If things run true to form, we could both be wrong!!
  
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Bugsy

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Aug 24, 2012 2:23 PM (in response to BuggD)
Re: Help ID This Brown Ground Beetle

This beetle is definately a Ocypus olens. Some of them get spots depending how old they are.

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- Clive Washington
  
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  Aug 24, 2012 5:24 PM (in response to Bugsy)
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  This is Ontholestes tesselatus.
  
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    Aug 24, 2012 10:01 PM (in response to Clive Washington)
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    Yes now I've gone a name to search on I have to say this looks very much like it's a Ontholestes tesselatus! Thanks for the ID! Never seen one of these before so great to have a name for it.
    
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