Aulacocyclus edentulus

Passalid beetle at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

Aulacocyclus edentulus	17 Feb 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Aulacocyclus edentulus	4 Feb 2022	Amata
Meneristes australis	25 Jan 2022	AlisonMilton
Unverified	24 Jan 2022	trevorpreston

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User's notes

Beers about 20mm under log, they look the same as the black ones under the same log, see photo 5, and subsequent sighting.

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AlisonMilton wrote:

25 Jan 2022

The brown colour probably indicates this individual is teneral, i.e. recently transformed from the pupal stage. The cuticle will turn black as it hardens.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.013506 -35.295962
Altitude 671.7m
Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
24 Jan 2022 02:20 PM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Other beetles trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Aulacocyclus edentulus Scientific name
Passalid beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 906m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania