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Sighting 3387431

Pseudolycus sp. (genus)

Lycid-mimic oedemerid beetle at Coree, ACT

Pseudolycus sp. (genus) at Coree, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 02:01 PM
Pseudolycus sp. (genus) at Coree, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 02:01 PM
Pseudolycus sp. (genus) at Coree, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 02:01 PM
Pseudolycus sp. (genus) at Coree, ACT - 17 Dec 2017 02:01 PM
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Identification history

Pseudolycus sp. (genus) 18 Dec 2017 KimPullen
Porrostoma sp. (genus) 18 Dec 2017 HarveyPerkins

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8 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   18 Dec 2017
The antennae, head & colouring are different to other Porrostoma sp.(genus) specimens. I am curious as to what Kim will conclude for this one.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   18 Dec 2017
Me too! I considered all that but still suggested Porrostoma anyway. Happy for it to be a different related genus.
Christine wrote:
   19 Dec 2017
It looks a bit similar to my sighting 3384399 from last month.
KimPullen wrote:
   19 Dec 2017
A good mimic of Porrostoma, but lacks the long snout. The pronotum (behind the head) is not as sculptured as in Porrostoma, and the antennae are characteristic, wide in the middle then narrowing.
KimPullen wrote:
   19 Dec 2017
PS nice shot Harvey. Easy to see the salient features.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   19 Dec 2017
I wasn't expecting it would be an entirely different family, though!. Thanks Kim.
HarveyPerkins wrote:
   19 Dec 2017
OMG - not even the same superfamly. Is in Tenebrionoidea according to ALA, whereas Lycidae is in Elateroidea (though they were in Cucujoidea and Cantharoidea respectively according to my ancient CSIRO The Insects of Australia (1973 reprint). Times change.
KimPullen wrote:
   22 Dec 2017
Beetle classification is never static! I usually go by the AFD, which they try to keep up to date with changes.

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