The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles,
primarily distinguished by their short elytra that leave more than half of
their abdomens exposed. With approximately 58,000 species in thousands of
genera, the group is currently recognized as the largest family of beetles. It
is an ancient group, with fossil rove beetles known from the Triassic, 200
million years ago, and possibly even earlier if the recently described Leeherm
proves to be a member
of this family. They are an ecologically and morphologically diverse group of
beetles, and commonly encountered in terrestrial ecosystems.
One well-known species is the Devil's coach horse beetle.
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