What is Rove beetle?
The '''rove beetles''' are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[beetles]]. The scientific name is '''Staphylinidae'''. It is the largest family of beetles. It has over 63,000 species. Some of these species are very old; [[fossil]]s of rove beetles have been dated to the [[Triassic]], 200 million years ago.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Chatzimanolis|first1=Stylianos|last2=Grimaldi|first2=David A.|last3=Engel|first3=Michael S.|last4=Fraser|first4=Nicholas C.|title=''Leehermania prorova'', the Earliest Staphyliniform Beetle, from the Late Triassic of Virginia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)|journal=American Museum Novitates|date=2012|issue=3761|pages=1–28|doi=10.1206/3761.2|s2cid=86429652|url=https://zenodo.org/record/4597978}}</ref> They are mainly recognised by their short [[elytra]] (wing covers) that usually cover only half of their [[abdomen]]s. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{wikispecies-inline|Staphylinidae}} * {{commons category-inline|Staphylinidae}} [[Category:Polyphaga]] {{biology-stub}}