Soft-wing Flower beetle

Hi Argy, sorry. I've removed the link.

Thanks Argy. I couldn't get the link to come up anyways.

Hi everyone. Damiel provided a link previously to a book from the CSIRO. Sorry Damiel but I had to remove it as it is copyrighted. Thanks for understanding.

Thank you very much DanielFelipeSilva for the correction. I have no idea on this one, so thanks for your help. Thanks ForestDragon & Lauren :)

Wow! Who could believe this is not a Staph! I suppose no formidable mandibles either. Great mimic.

I think I have to agree with Damiel. This looks like Genus Carphurus, Soft-winged Flower Beetles. They are Rove mimics.

That's not a rove beetle!!, Is a beetle of the family Melyridae, This species of the genus Carphurus (subfamily
Malachiinae) (8 mm) was photographed in a
Queensland open forest. Many melyrids of north
Queensland and New Guinea have very short elytra
rove beetles and resemble Malthus (Staphylinidae).
However, They are not related.
taken from: Beetles of Australia

Thanks Argy. I dont remember ever having even seen one of these before. He was really small too. It's only I was looking for a jumping spider that I saw him. Glad I didn't pick him up now;)

We only get boring black ones. What a gem.

Thank you fede1 & thank you very much for the information Johan. I had no idea!

http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/factsheets...

It might be beautiful, but do not handle it. Can cause severe burns.

Yes the red is so bright, it's beautiful.

It has gorgeous colors - most Staphs are black or brown, at least in Mexico anyway.

Thank you Lauren!

This is a Staphylinidae - Rove Beetle