Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Carabidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Pterostichinae | |
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.
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Platynus maculicollis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA