Tachinus fimbriatus
Gravenhorst, 1802
Tachinus fimbriatus is a rove beetle in the Staphylinidae, Tachyporinae. It is widely distributed across eastern North America, from Canada through the United States. The belongs to a characterized by relatively large size among tachyporine rove beetles and association with decaying organic matter.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Tachinus fimbriatus: /ˈtækɪnəs fɪmˈbrɪeɪtəs/
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Distribution
Eastern North America: Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec) and United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia).
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Taxonomic note
Catalogue of Life lists this as a synonym, though GBIF and NCBI treat it as accepted. The species has been placed in the nominotypical subgenus Tachinus (Tachinus).
Observations
iNaturalist records 312 observations of this , indicating it is moderately well-documented by citizen scientists.