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Paropsisterna irina
About 10mm body length. Almost pure black.
On a bbq wall in a local nature reserve. Wicks.
Thanks Martinl for the species ID
https://sites.google.com/site/paropsiste...
Mark, I always knew this beetle but have discovered its correct name by checking the pinned collection in the Museum. Some are quite mixed up and ambuguous (meaning incorrect) but this one is simple.
https://sites.google.com/site/paropsiste...
Nice beetle. This is different to morio which is more rotund and has very finely punctured striae.
I find them under bark.
I expect them to be nocturnal like the similar P. lineata http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/101...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/936...
Spotted on Jan 1, 2015
Submitted on Jan 6, 2015
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