Sarticus sp. (genus)

Predatory ground beetle at Ainslie, ACT

Sarticus sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Feb 2020 11:48 AM
Sarticus sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Feb 2020 11:48 AM
Sarticus sp. (genus) at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Feb 2020 11:48 AM
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Sarticus sp. (genus) 27 Mar 2020 KimPullen
Cardiothorax monarensis 20 Feb 2020 jb2602

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Very fast moving (and difficult to photograph)

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KimPullen wrote:
   27 Mar 2020
That this one was very fast gives a clue to its being in the Carabidae. Most Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) are slower.

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