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23 Dec 2025

HelenCross

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Jan 2026

i am not confident but I think Rhopaea is a better match

HelenCross wrote:

3 Jan 2026

Thanks Michael, @KimberiRP do these images help?

KimberiRP wrote:

28 Jan 2026

Thanks Helen for the extra images. I'm still not confident enough to say which of these 2 genera it is. In my local list I have 2 spp. of Antitrogus and 2 of Rhopaea. I think I'll have to have a squiz at identified specimens in the ANIC.

HelenCross wrote:

28 Jan 2026

Thanks very much Kim, don't go to too much trouble

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4 - 15 Abundance
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HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

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25mm to 50mm Animal size

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