DESCRIPTION OF SOME ROVE BEETLES OF TRIBE STAPHYLININI (LATREILLE, 1802) (COLEOPTERA: STAPHYLINIDAE) IN NORTH- EAST LIBYA

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Garyounis University, Libya.

Abstract

Adults of  Rove beetles, were collected from arable land, using pitfall traps throughout a full successive season. Result indicate of the  presence of 4 species belonging to tribe Staphylinini. They were Ophthalimicus atrocyaneus   ( Fairmaire, 1860), Festae ocypus (Muller, 1925), Creophilus maxillosus ( L., 1959) and Gauropterus fulgidus ( Ferrate, 1931). Species description and measurements provided for the first time in Libya.
    

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