![]() | Orange-footed Black Beetle Ventral | Chalcopterus Beetle Antenna | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
Family: | Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae) | ||||
Species: | Egyptian Beetle (Blaps polychresta) | ||||
This Photo: | Dorsal | ||||
Other name: | Giant Darkling Beetle | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), Coastal Areas and elsewhere Large black beetle, approximately 40mm long (head to tail) with a projection out the rear end. | |||||
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