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Platisus coloniarius
About 25mm long, coloured like lycids but much broader and longer. Thick rounded femurs. Extremely flat.
Open parkland with mixed pine and eucalyptus.
Thanks KeithRoragen for direction.
Phylum: ARTHROPODA
Class: HEXAPODA
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cucujidae
Qld, NSW, Vic.
ID.http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/object.php?irn=1393171&QueryPage=
Spotted on Nov 20, 2012
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks for the clue Keith...
Cucujidae?