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Beetles (Coleoptera)
Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

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KimberiRP wrote:
4 Mar 2025
C. spectabilis by the black pronotum and overall rounded shape of the body.
Chalcopteroides spectabilis
KimberiRP wrote:
4 Mar 2025
The coloured pronotum and clear rows of punctures on the elytra identify this as C. columbinus.
Chalcopteroides columbinus
DiBickers wrote:
27 Feb 2025
@KimberiRP would you mind checking if this one is Ecnolagria grandis for me please😊
Ecnolagria grandis
KimberiRP wrote:
23 Feb 2025
This is an interesting one, Alison. Are those blister-like lumps on the elytra an abnormality? Are they the same on both sides? - they don't seem to be.
Tenebrionidae (family)
KimberiRP wrote:
23 Feb 2025
Possibly Pterohelaeus oblongus. I can't find any online images with a dorsal aspect, so confirmation is pending.
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)

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Chalcopteroides cupripennis

Pterohelaeus sp. (genus)

Homotrysis lugubris at Deakin, ACT

Ecnolagria grandis at Melba, ACT

Chalcopteroides columbinus at Higgins, ACT

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus at Higgins, ACT

Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus at Deakin, ACT

Ecnolagria grandis at Melba, ACT

Pterohelaeus sp. (genus) at Deakin, ACT

Homotrysis lugubris at Deakin, ACT

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