Philonthus cognatus

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Philonthus cognatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Staphylinidae Genus: Philonthus Species: P. cognatus
Binomial name
Philonthus cognatus (Stephens, 1832)

Philonthus cognatus is a rove beetle. Adults are 8 to 10 mm long. They are mainly black in colour, although the elytra have a metallic sheen, and are profusely pitted. A distinctive feature of this species is that the underside of the first antennal segment is yellow, contrasting with the black upperside. It is a common species in Britain.

[edit] Reference

• Joy, Norman (1932). A Practical Handbook of British Beetles (volume 1 page 119, under the name Philonthus fuscipennis)'.