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Family Belidae, Homalocerus xixim
Hopefully, I found a key on them as a pdf from Sao Paulo University :-)
= Homalocerus xixim Bondar, 1947.
widespread in Brazil into Argentinia. Habits: unknown.
Probably, first live documentation of this rare insect.
Great spotting! Really uncommon insects, found nowhere then in southern S-America, and the Australian region (relict distribution, compare Marsupians).
This particular species mimics Lycid beetles - some of the Australian spp. do so as well:
http://www.oocities.org/brisbane_weevils...
Spotted on Aug 13, 2015
Submitted on Aug 23, 2015
