Striped Ground Beetle
Posterior hairs
Brown Ground Beetle
Dorsal
| Striped Ground Beetle Posterior hairs | | Brown Ground Beetle Dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Ground Beetle (Carabidae) | ||||
| Species: | Striped Ground Beetle (Amblytelus cf sp ES01) | ||||
| This Photo: | Ventral | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Notice the long sparse hairs on the elytra (wing covers), pronotum (back/thorax shield) & head ... well on most of it's body actually; 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. ~10-11mm long (head & body). | |||||
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