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Trachymela sp.
Antennae tucked away and not visible , mottled brown shades , with black patterning.
Ok this one was in a shrub under a massive large eucalypt tree..i have included picture 5 ..as i found the leaves above the shrub , covered in these newborns...so hoping that may aid the ID...i have looked and in need of help.
Spotted on Dec 28, 2014
Submitted on Dec 28, 2014
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Oh and if any of my photo's can be of any benefit too you , please feel free to use them ..im sure you have them all already ....i will just keep observing and spotting :)
Martin ..wow i can not thank you enough , you are a fantastic source of reliable information , and i appreciate you taking the time , to always help , to aid the learning and narrow things down for me ..Thankyou !!! The field guide is amazing !
About 127 Charlie but it gets better. Your little island state has only six Trachymela species. I was wrong because T. slaonei is not even one of them. You can find the list here ; http://eprints.utas.edu.au/17460/1/2011_... page 4 names them all.
To research a whole genus of beetles is easier for Tasmania than the whole nation. Selman and deLittle have each done it. I suggest you leave it as Trachymela, as Tony has not even found specific names for them.
I am working on a field guide for Australian Paropsis and Paropsisterna. Check here to see.
https://sites.google.com/site/paropsiste...
https://sites.google.com/site/paropsispa...
Oh thankyou so much for that Martin , really appreciate your help as always ..quiet a few different ones in that genus. I am best to just leave it as trachymela sp. ? then you think .
Hello Charlie,
This beetle is an entirely different genus.
I call them the gumnut beetles and belong in the genus Trachymela.
They feature warty elytra and often have white powder over their bodies when freshly emerged.
I think it is trachymela sloanei which would be the most common one but cannot be certain.
https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft...
Thanks Leuba ..i have joined the mission :)
Nice one Charlie. If you include this in Martin L's mission - Beetles of S.E. Australia he might get to look at this and give an ID.