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lebiinae
About 8mm long. This little beetle was hiding in the leaves of a large black wattle (Acacia mearnsii?) Distinctive, large pale patches near the front of the elytra.. the rest of the animal was black and shiny.
In a local national park with open sclerophyll mix of acacia and eucalyptus.
Thanks Stephen Thorpe for direction - Carabidae.
Yet to search for genus/species...
Agonocheila sp. ?
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Amazing!! Thanks so much. I would have wasted a lifetime searching elsewhere for that.
Spotted on Oct 17, 2014
Submitted on Oct 19, 2014
