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False Blister Beetle

Pseudolycus haemorrhoidalis

Description:

A very good lycid mimic about 1 mm long. Head and thorax were entirely black. The elytra were all black except for the tips which were orange. Antennae had flattened inverted V-shape segments but the tips were free. This is different to the lycid beetle which has saw-toothed antennae

Habitat:

Spotted on a tea-tree in a reserve.

Notes:

My thanks to Michael Geiser for correcting the ID. This was previously incorrectly labelled as a Lycid beetle because of its likeness to the orange-tipped lycid (Porrostoma rufipennis ). The differences in antennae appears to be a significant distinguishing feature - Lycid ( Family: Lycidae):
https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft... False Blister Beetle (Family: Oedomeridae) :
https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft...
A ref link for confirmation of species:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/40325561@N...

1 Species ID Suggestions

false blister beetle
Pseudolycus sp. (?haemorrhoidalis) Pseudolycus haemorrhoidalis - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera


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1 Comment

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

MichaelGeiser thanks so much for correcting the ID. I can see the similarity and the differences in the antennae. Learnt something new today. Thanks again.

Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 9, 2014
Submitted on Dec 30, 2014

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