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Apatetica sp.
Little blue metallic beetle
Believe me, Jason, I nearly gave up!
Even for me as a professional beetle expert, tucked beetles belonging to small. tropical groups are a challenge always :-)
Idea successful - another mega-diverse family it is! And I was really far off :-)
= Staphylinidae: Apateticinae: Apatetica sp.
http://moth2001.web.fc2.com/7-792.html
Darklings are mega-diverse - what makes it difficult to detect any of them.
I was reminded sort of that:
http://www.beetle-diversity.com/node/649...
which is only one of several Darkling types found in Indonesia (by far not all shown!):
http://www.beetle-diversity.com/node/712...
I confess, that in side view, I have my doubts. Lateral outline of elytra reminds of Carabidae, and is un-Tenebrioid.