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Amarygmus sp.
An attractive black beetle about 13 mm long. The pronotum did not have a metallic sheen but the elytra relected purples and blues. Elytra had striae - about 9 on each elytron. Black legs had slightly thickened femurs and antennae about 11 segments.
Spotted on a feathery ? native in a reserve with Eucalyptus and Acacia trees.
There are supposed to be 54 named species of Amarygmus beetles in Australia. The adults live under bark but this one was a little lost !
Family: Tenebrionidae
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Spotted on Feb 3, 2015
Submitted on Feb 3, 2015
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