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Rove Beetles

Staphylinidae · 78 species · Page 1 of 2

In Québec, the family Staphylinidae (order Coleoptera) counts 78 species of insects. The stars? American Carrion Beetle, Tomentose Burying Beetle and Roundneck Sexton Beetle, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 62 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale62
  2. Montérégie40
  3. Estrie34
  4. Montréal34
  5. Outaouais33
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches28
  7. Laurentides28
  8. Mauricie26
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine20
  10. Lanaudière18
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  14. Côte-Nord16
  15. Centre-du-Québec13
  16. Laval7
  17. Nord-du-Québec6

Rove Beetles 78

Coleoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Staphylinidae
All1,199Curculionidae143Chrysomelidae142Cerambycidae139Carabidae118Staphylinidae78Elateridae47Scarabaeidae46Coccinellidae42Buprestidae34Tenebrionidae33Dytiscidae30Nitidulidae27Cantharidae20Dermestidae20Cleridae19Mordellidae15Cicindelidae14Erotylidae13Hydrophilidae12Ptinidae12Meloidae11Lycidae10Histeridae9Lampyridae9Brentidae8Mycetophagidae8Pyrochroidae8Scirtidae8Endomychidae7Silvanidae7Anthribidae6Geotrupidae6Tetratomidae6Attelabidae5Bostrichidae5Melandryidae5Melyridae5Zopheridae5Anthicidae4Lucanidae4Oedemeridae4Aderidae3Byrrhidae3Cryptophagidae3Laemophloeidae3Scraptiidae3Eucnemidae2Haliplidae2Kateretidae2Latridiidae2Psephenidae2Trogidae2Byturidae1Cerylonidae1Ciidae1Corylophidae1Cucujidae1Cupedidae1Dryopidae1Eucinetidae1Gyrinidae1Helophoridae1Heteroceridae1Leiodidae1Lophocateridae1Lymexylidae1Monotomidae1Mycetaeidae1Orsodacnidae1Passandridae1Peltidae1Phalacridae1Ptilodactylidae1Salpingidae1Stenotrachelidae1Synchroidae1Thanerocleridae1Throscidae1Thymalidae1Trogossitidae1
American Carrion Beetle612 observations
Tomentose Burying Beetle229 observations
Roundneck Sexton Beetle208 observations
Sad Carrion Beetle198 observations
Red-lined Carrion Beetle168 observations
Say's Burying Beetle153 observations
gold-and-brown rove beetle84 observations
Pustulated Carrion Beetle80 observations
Rove beetle73 observations
Margined Carrion Beetle71 observations
Boreal Burying Beetle64 observations
hairy rove beetle50 observations
Brown-footed Rove Beetle46 observations
Blue-winged Rove Beetle41 observations
Banded Sexton Beetle37 observations
Brown Rove Beetle30 observations
Weakly-keeled Ocellate Rove Beetle25 observations
Ridged Carrion Beetle22 observations
Rove beetle22 observations
Red-winged Cross-toothed Rove Beetle16 observations
Immaculate Rove Beetle16 observations
Boreal Burying Beetle16 observations
Rove beetle15 observations
Staph beetle14 observations
Cortical Tomcat Rove Beetle14 observations
Red-spotted Rove Beetle14 observations
Violet Rove Beetle14 observations
Lateral Cross-toothed Rove Beetle12 observations
Variable Cross-toothed Rove Beetle12 observations
Staph beetle11 observations
Cinnamon Rove Beetle11 observations
Rove beetle11 observations
Apical Rove Beetle10 observations
Confluent Tomcat Rove Beetle9 observations
Tachipore coquet9 observations
Two-coloured Tomcat Rove Beetle8 observations
Four-speckled Shining Rove Beetle8 observations
Staph beetle8 observations
Charming Minute Rove Beetle7 observations
Mystic Rove Beetle7 observations
Fimbriated Crab-like Rove Beetle7 observations
Northern Carrion Beetle6 observations
Staph beetle6 observations
Crenate Ocellate Rove Beetle5 observations
Black-tailed Tomcat Rove Beetle5 observations
Ventricular Crab-like Rove Beetle5 observations
Thigh Cross-toothed Rove Beetle5 observations
Rove beetle5 observations