Ohio Rove Beetles | Insects | Coleoptera
Overview Of Ohio Rove Beetles
Rove beetles are slender fast moving beetles with short wing covers and flexible abdomens They inhabit Ohios forests meadows and gardens where they prey on small insects and help decompose organic matter.
Verified Species Examples
Common Rove Beetle Staphylinus Maxillosus | Devils Coach Horse Ocypus Olens | Woodland Rove Beetle Philonthus Cognatus
Finding And Observing Rove Beetles
Rove beetles can be found under logs stones and leaf litter or hunting on the soil surface They raise their abdomen when threatened.
Authoritative Reference Sources
Ohio Department Of Natural Resources Division Of Wildlife | Bugguide Iowa State University | Integrated Taxonomic Information System Itis | Peterson Field Guide To Beetles
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