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Coleoptera represent almost 40% of known insects species and 25% of all known animal life-forms and is the largest of all orders. Following are some members of the Coleoptera in Alice Springs.

Also check out our main Coleoptera section and the Coleoptera Index.

Longhorn Beetles (genus Pachydissus), Alice Springs NT
Longhorn Beetles (genus Pachydissus), Alice Springs NT
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus macleayi)
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus macleayi), Alice Springs NT
Soft-winged Flower Beetle (genus Carphurus), Alice Springs NT
Soft-winged Flower Beetle (Carphurus cyaneipennis), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha recurva (Eucalyptus Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha recurva (Eucalyptus Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Snout Beetle (genus Lixus, family Curculionidae), Alice Springs NT
Snout Beetle (genus Lixus, family Curculionidae), Alice Springs NT
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Paropsisterna laesa (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Paropsisterna laesa (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha punctata (Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Phoracantha punctata (Longhorn Beetle), Alice Springs NT
Digitonthophagus gazella, Alice Springs NT
Digitonthophagus gazella, Alice Springs NT
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborders:
    • Adephaga
    • Archostemata
    • Myxophaga
    • Polyphaga

Footnote & References

  1. Beetles: Order Coleoptera, Auystralian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/beetles-order-coleoptera/
  2. Beetle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetle (last visited Apr. 24, 2022)
  3. Coleoptera: beetles and weevils, Insects and their Allies, CSIRO, https://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insects/coleoptera.html

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