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Pempsamacra longicorn beetle

Pempsamacra dispersa

Description:

About 10 mm long this slim longicorn was covered with short pale brown setae that gave it a bronze shimmer. Elytra showed dark patterns. Antennae were a medium length and tips curved down. Head could have been slightly forward pointing.

Habitat:

Spotted on a tea-tree in a national park.

Notes:

Thanks to Manicval for the ID. A very attractive longicorn and a very active one !.
Family: Cerambycidae Subfamily Cerambycinae.
http://www.bowerbird.org.au/projects/865...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Maniacval
Maniacval 9 years ago
Pempsamacra dispersa
Pempsamacra dispersa Pempsamacra dispersa | Atlas of Living Australia


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4 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

That's it ! Thanks Maniacval.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

At first sight I am tending towards Lamiinae, but I might be wrong, that's why I wrote "try" ;-)...

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Thanks Dominik. I tried Lamiinae first but found no match and they all seem very thick-set. Maybe I missed something -will look again.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Try Lamiinae as well.

Leuba Ridgway
Spotted by
Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 21, 2014
Submitted on Oct 22, 2014

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