Black Comb-clawed Beetle
Ventral
Brown Comb-clawed Beetle
S2, Dorsal
| Black Comb-clawed Beetle Ventral | | Brown Comb-clawed Beetle S2, Dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae) | ||||
| Species: | Brown Comb-clawed Beetle (Alleculini sp ES02) | ||||
| This Photo: | S1, Dorsal | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Alleculini is a tribe, commonly called Comb-clawed Beetles and are an understudied group. There are a large number of similar looking genera in the tribe, let alone species. We have left this id at the tribe level for now until further information is more readily available. Note the very hairy body & legs, as well as large eyes. This specimen is quite a bit smaller than the previous at only 8mm long (head & body). Notice also that the legs are shorter and body more parallel than our previous specimen. The head shape, large eyes & padded feet still match. | |||||
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