Biology:Platynus maculicollis
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Species: | P. maculicollis
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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). "Grease-Bug". Encyclopedia Americana.- Platynus maculicollis at ZipcodeZoo
Wikidata ☰ Q7202676 entry
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