Egyptian Beetle
S3, ventral
Chalcopterus Beetle
Back
| Egyptian Beetle S3, ventral | | Chalcopterus Beetle Back | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae) | ||||
| Species: | Chalcopterus Beetle (Chalcopteroides sp ES01) | ||||
| This Photo: | Antenna | ||||
Thank you Tom Weir for helping with the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Very metallic green back Highly reflective. These look similar to Amarygmus sp. Tom said "Amarygmus tend to have the elytra distinctly striate and punctate whereas Chalcopteroides tend to have only superficial striae and punctures. Also Amarygmus have the mandibles apically bifid whereas in Chalcopteroides they are apically rounded or truncate." Similar Species: Metallic Dodonaea Leaf Beetle (Callidemum hypochalceum) | |||||
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