Devil's coach horse beetle
| Devil's coach-horse beetle | |
|---|---|
| An adult Ocypus olens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Ocypus |
| Species: | O. olens |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocypus olens (O. F. Müller, 1764) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The devil's coach-horse beetle (Ocypus olens) is a species of beetle belonging to the large family of the rove beetles (Staphylinidae). It was originally included in the genus Staphylinus in 1764, and some authors and biologists still use this classification.