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Ditropidus concolor
A small 3 mm long beetle with metallic sheen on a robust and nearly cylindrical body and a well-rounded thorax. Elytra showed fine puncturations. Head was deflexed. Scutellum was seen as a small triangle. Distal antennal segments appeared darker. The tarsi had bilobed white pads as seen on most leaf beetles.
Spotted on a young eucalyptus tree in a reserve.
Occurrence record:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
This genus is said to have 234 species.
http://www.australiancritters.com/photos...
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae
2 Comments
Martin, I would have stopped with the genus as I was a little concerned seeing the numbers around. But, I checked a few reliable sources and they've come up with the same specific name. I will keep my eye on it though and please, if you come across anything that fits better, let me know. Thanks.
An impressive list Leuba and a long way to go to see them all. I never tried to get past genus level for these tiny thiongs. Castiarina has over 325 species which is the longest list I know.