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Chrysomelid beetle

Subfamily: Eumolpinae

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

This beetle was about 12 mm long ( excl atennae) and looked very much like a weevil. Knobbly elytra had some pale specks but no definite patterns.

Habitat:

Spotted on a young Eucalyptus tree - species unknown.

Notes:

This beetle is similar to the one in this spotting <br>
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1200836003

It was identified as probably a Chrysomelid from subfamily Eumolpinae by Michael Geiser. My thanks to Lauren and Martin for their help

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Eumolpinae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks Lauren and Martin for your input...I'll just wait 'til you work it out !! If it is a longicorn beetle (and i agree it is), I am so pleased to have spotted one that looks so different to the others around here. Seeing it on a plant is also a first for me. I'll check the ones you have both suggested. Thanks.
MartinL
They can look amazingly similar can't they. Eucalyptus weevil antennae thicken at their tips. Many weevils are flightless with fused elytra, not so with longicorns It looks a bit like Ancita sp. (Lamiinae) but the eyes are a problem. http://lifeunseen.com/index2_list_305.php
LaurenZarate
Now that I look at it again, maybe Martin is right, it does look more Cerambycid….except for the eyes. Maybe a primitive Cerambycid?
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks Martin. I agree the antennal segments and the way the antennae are held out look very like Cerambicidae. I will look into it..
MartinL
I vote for cerambycidae. The snout certainly is short. Certainly not a weevil. But still cute.
Leuba Ridgway
This family of Weevils (Gonipetrinae) is said to have small scapes and no elbows in antennae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weevil
Leuba Ridgway
Lauren, you are so right. I must check-up on this again. I have read that only "true weevils" have elbowed antennae so, what's this one?? Will research further.

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia

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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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