Clown Beetle
S1, Ventral
Murray Mallee Region
Short-winged Flower Beetle
Profile
 
                      
Short-winged Flower Beetle (Kateretidae sp)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Beetles (Coleoptera)
Family: Short-winged Flower Beetle (Kateretidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Short-winged Flower Beetle (Kateretidae sp)
This Photo:     Dorsal

Thank you Boris Büche for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere
These are not often observed in Australia, with only 2 genera known.

Copyright © 2020-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 18-Jul-2020
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.