Blue Rove-beetle

Ocypus ophthalmicus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae

Ocypus ophthalmicus is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Staphylininae. These beetles are present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in North Africa, and in the Near East. Its head, pronotum, and elytra have metallic blue reflections, with a shiny surface of pronotum.

Distribution

Blue Rove-beetle — (c) Juanvi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Juanvi · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Germany · 485France · 197Italy · 51Spain · 50Netherlands · 15Switzerland · 9United Kingdom · 9Luxembourg · 4Belgium · 2

Sources and credits

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