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Paropsisterna sp.
A new beetle for me! This shiny leaf beetle has eight orange dots on the elytra. The pronotum is solid black and therefore matches no species that I can find.
This was found under the loose bark of a manna gum tree. It had fallen into the soil when we noticed it so is a bit dirty.
Spotted on Apr 28, 2014
Submitted on Apr 28, 2014
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I cannot confirm the ID on this one but I suspect it is Paropsisterna octosignata which is in the correct range
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Yes Mark. It was found under bark with a humungous huntsman. It fell to the ground so I photographed it on some leaves for better control. It wanted some extra props.
Wonderful find. Have you placed it on callistemon ?