Philonthus cognatus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Staphylinidae |
Genus: | Philonthus |
Species: | P. cognatus
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Binomial name | |
Philonthus cognatus (Stephens, 1832)
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Philonthus cognatus is a rove beetle. Adults are 8 to 10 mm long. They are mainly black in colour, although the elytra have a metallic sheen, and are profusely pitted. A distinctive feature of this species is that the underside of the first antennal segment is yellow, contrasting with the black upperside. It is a common species in Britain.
References
[edit]- Joy, Norman (1932). A Practical Handbook of British Beetles (volume 1 page 119, under the name Philonthus fuscipennis).