Waterhouse Stag Beetle vs Four-spotted Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Waterhouse Stag Beetle Four-spotted Rove Beetle
Scientific Name Phalacrognathus muelleri waterhouseorum Drusilla canaliculata
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Lucanidae Staphylinidae
Size 25-65 mm 3-4 mm
Habitat Mountains Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Scavengers
Regions New Guinea Europe, Northern Asia
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Waterhouse Stag Beetle

A subspecies of the rainbow stag beetle from New Guinea with even more vivid metallic coloring. Highly prized by collectors.

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Did You Know?

They display some of the most intense structural coloration found in any beetle species.

Four-spotted Rove Beetle

A small, flattened aleocharine rove beetle with a distinctive channeled pronotum and brownish coloration. It is frequently found in and around ant nests where it scavenges on nest debris.

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Did You Know?

This beetle produces a defensive spray from abdominal glands that deters attacking ants, allowing it to live safely near ant colonies.