Darkling beetle at Macgregor, ACT
Identification history
| Metistete gibbicollis | 31 Jan 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Homotrysis sp. (genus) | 17 Jan 2021 | Roger |
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4 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
13 Apr 2021
I have not been able to identify this interesting beetle. It appears to be Tenebrionidae, and resembles Exangeltus, but the clothing of short, semi-upright hairs (pubescence) on the elytra doesn't match specimens of Exangeltus that I've examined. It could be Alleculinae (e.g. Homotrysis).
KimPullen
wrote:
15 Apr 2021
Metistete is a 'relative' of Homotrysis, so you were pretty close, Roger.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.009322-35.213170
- Altitude 508.3m
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Jan 2021 12:03 PM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Metistete gibbicollis Scientific name
- Darkling beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 508.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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