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Darkling beetle

Adelium sp. (Tenebrionidae)

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A shiny black nocturnal beetle with deeply ribbed elytra.

Habitat:

Found under a rotting stump.

Notes:

Similar to previous spotting but this specimen is broader and with a different pattern of grooves on its elytra.
https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/suborder-poly…

Reference Links:

Carabus

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Thanks Stephen Thorpe Adelium sp. (Tenebrionidae) http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifeunseen/7714681966/in/photostream/ http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/5960

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PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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