Orange-footed Black Beetle
Ventral
Egyptian Beetle
S3, dorsal
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| Orange-footed Black Beetle Ventral | | Egyptian Beetle S3, dorsal | | ||
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 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | |||||||||||||||||
| Family: | Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||||||
| Species: | Egyptian Beetle (Blaps polychresta)| This Photo: | S1, dorsal | Synonym: | Lithoblaps polychresta | Other name: | Giant Darkling Beetle | Thank you Dr Chris Lambkin & Mark Hura (Rhytiphora) for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), Coastal Areas and elsewhere Large black beetle, approximately 35mm (40mm including elytra extension) long, with a projection out the rear end of the elytra. It was introduced in the 1800's via local ports, on the western side of Yorke Peninsula, SA, on grain ships. They fed on rat manure on the ships, not the grain.
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