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Platynus maculicollis

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Platynus maculicollis
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P. maculicollis
Binomial name
Platynus maculicollis
(Chaudoir, 1879)

Platynus maculicollis (common names: grease bug, overflow bug) is a ground beetle.

It is common in California, where it is occasionally a pest in houses because of its disagreeable odor when crushed, and because it nibbles bread and meats.

References

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  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainRines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Grease-Bug" . Encyclopedia Americana.
  • Platynus maculicollis at ZipcodeZoo