Helea ovata

Pie-dish beetle at Stromlo, ACT

Helea ovata at Stromlo, ACT - 12 Sep 2020
Helea ovata at Stromlo, ACT - 12 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Helea ovata 27 Sep 2020 KimPullen
Helea ovata 26 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 26 Sep 2020 HarveyPerkins

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Dead under small rock - apparently prey to a redback spider.

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KimPullen wrote:
   27 Sep 2020
This identification refers to the beetle with the knobbly elytra, and with projections on the front of the pronotum enclosing the head. The other beetle, with the head free, is a separate sighting; it is Celibe striatipennis.

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  • 12 Sep 2020 12:44 PM Recorded on
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