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Lepispilus rotundicollis
A darkling beetle approx. 22mm long; a deep magenta colour with small tufts of white hairs all over giving a 'flocked' appearance; interesting sickle shaped tarsi ?
Found under strong night lights at a local school yard.
Tenebrionidae but is it Lepispilus rotundicollis? Needs a closer look. Sickle tarsi? size? colour? compare Leuba's http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/157... and Martin's and other sources. Note the dates for an early appearance. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Lepispilus... Comparison photos of L.rotundicollis from the same area... http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_7183.p... http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_6913.p... http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_7184.p...
Spotted on Sep 5, 2013
Submitted on Sep 5, 2013
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