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Boat-shaped rove beetle

Scaphidium sp.

Description:

Small beetle about 10mm long, red, yellow black head and legs.
Short elytra exposing a pointed orange abdomen.

Habitat:

On grass in fringe suburban yard.

Notes:

Thanks MartinL https://www.flickr.com/photos/31914013@N...
Thanks Boris https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft...

1 Species ID Suggestions

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Boat-shaped rove beetle
Scaphidium sp. Genus Scaphidium - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera


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8 Comments

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

especially, the puncture rows along pronotal and elytral base are clearly visible on a close look. No Erotylid has that, and it is also not found in any Scaphidiine beetle . . .

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 7 years ago

Ha ha... no you did well. There is not much of that pointy abdomen showing but just enough I think. I must do better pictures next time. Maybe a new camera too.

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

Ohh, Mark - I contradicted my own ID! :-)
(must have taken a too quick look earlier)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 7 years ago

Thank you for the new suggestion thaptor. I think you are correct.
The previous ID was via Boris on FlickR :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Thanks Martin - totally forgot this one. It's Pleasing.

MartinL
MartinL 8 years ago

I think this is EROTYLINAE

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Thanks Ashish. That looks a good starting point.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Can be one of Melyridae family.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 25, 2012
Submitted on Sep 27, 2012

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