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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

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KimberiRP wrote:
19 Jun 2025
Lepispilus sp.
Tenebrionidae (family)
KimberiRP wrote:
19 Jun 2025
Not C. australis
Cardiothorax sp. (genus)
KimberiRP wrote:
19 Jun 2025
I suggest this is Metriolagria formicicola (Tenebrionidae-Lagriinae-Lagriini)
Metriolagria formicicola
KimberiRP wrote:
19 Jun 2025
Ecnolagria tomentosa (Tenebrionidae-Lagriinae-Lagriini)
Ecnolagria tomentosa
KimberiRP wrote:
18 Jun 2025
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus, a 'Pie-dish beetle' in family Tenebrionidae.
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus

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