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Ant mimic beetle

Tarsostenodes simulator

Description:

A small clerid beetle moving and marked like an ant. About 12mm long. Same as spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/108... and found within several hundred metres of the other one. Red legs and antennae.

Habitat:

Exploring stems of Goodenia plant in a local natures reserve. Glenfern Valley Reserve.

Notes:

Tarsostenodes simulator http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

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3 Comments

Brian38
Brian38 4 years ago

That's amazing!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Yes I agree genus is possible but still looking through local variations for species.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Cleridae, Clerinae, possibly Opilonini and Scrobiger sp.??
https://www.flickr.com/photos/51394495@N...

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 30, 2014
Submitted on Dec 30, 2014

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