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Longhorn Beetles (genus Pachydissus), Alice Springs NT

Coleoptera (Beetles)

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Aphanesthes succine Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dicranolaius cinctus Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Malachiinae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhinotia suturalis Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

Belonging to the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota, are a great group of insects commonly known as Beetles, that also include Weevils who are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects.

Feather-horned Beetle (Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata), Woodbridge, West Coast WA © Marc Newman
Feather-horned Beetle (Rhipicera carinata), Woodbridge, West Coast WA © Marc Newman
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus porosus), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus porosus) feeding on the leaves of a eucalypt, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Golden Stag Beetle (Lamprima aurata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Golden Stag Beetle (Lamprima aurata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis maculata), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Tortoise Beetle (Paropsis maculata), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Castiarina turbulenta, Ravensthorpe WA © Mark Hanlon
Castiarina turbulenta, Ravensthorpe WA © Mark Hanlon
Pittosporum Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina impressicollis), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Pittosporum Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina impressicollis), Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Castiarina sanguinolenta, Cape Arid WA © Mark Hanlon
Castiarina sanguinolenta, Cape Arid WA © Mark Hanlon
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder:
    • Adephaga
    • Archostemata
    • Myxophaga
    • Polyphaga
  • Family:
    • Apionidae
    • Brachyceridae
    • Cetoniidae

Footnote & References

  1. Australasian Beetles Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639
  2. Chrysomelidae, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/CHRYSOMELIDAE
  3. Paropsis Olivier, 1807, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paropsis
  4. Paropsine Beetle, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/paropsine-beetle/
  5. Beetle morphology, Text © Christoph Benisch, 2007, Beetle Fauna of Germany, kerbtier.de, https://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/Themenseiten/enKoerperbau.html

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Aphanesthes succine Aporocera speciosa Atractocerus crassicornis Blackburnium cavicolle Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Chalcopteroides (Chalcopterus Beetle) Christmas Beetles Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae Dicranolaius cinctus Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Malachiinae Mordellidae (Pintail Beetles) Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhinotia haemoptera Rhinotia suturalis Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Tenebrionidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

InsectsInsects Life Cycle… Bees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Neuroptera Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub

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