Brown Ground Beetle
Dorsal
Brown Ground Beetle
Head
| Brown Ground Beetle Dorsal | | Brown Ground Beetle Head | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Ground Beetle (Carabidae) | ||||
| Species: | Brown Ground Beetle (Amblytelus cf sp ES02) | ||||
| This Photo: | Profile | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Notice the long sparse hairs on most of it's body; almost like spines rather than hairs. They also have an unusual spur on their front legs. Beetles often have spines coming out of their legs, but beetles in this tribe (Amblytelini) have an indent in the leg and a hook; as can be seen in the photos. This one is a bit larger at about 13mm long (head & body) | |||||
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