Platynus maculicollis
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Platynus maculicollis |
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
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
- Platynus maculicollis at ZipcodeZoo
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