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Rove Beetles

Staphylinidae · 78 species · Page 2 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
Staph beetle5 observations
Rove beetle5 observations
Rove beetle5 observations
orange-tipped rove beetle5 observations
Rove beetle4 observations
Five-marked Cross-toothed Rove Beetle4 observations
Shore Rove Beetle4 observations
Staph beetle4 observations
Staph beetle4 observations
Vermiculated Rove Beetle3 observations
Ribbed Unmargined Rove Beetle3 observations
Covered Ocellate Rove Beetle3 observations
Staph beetle3 observations
Staph beetle3 observations
Rove beetle3 observations
Zoned Rove Beetle3 observations
Ocillate rove beetle2 observations
Rove beetle2 observations
Shortened Minute Rove Beetle2 observations
Large rove beetle2 observations
Staph beetle2 observations
Staph beetle2 observations
Margined Burying Beetle1 observations
Yellow-spotted Water Skater1 observations
Rove beetle1 observations
Dung Rove Beetle1 observations
Staph beetle1 observations
Rove beetleAnotylus insecatus
Red-haired Rove BeetlePhilonthus rufulus
Staph beetleBolitobius cingulatus