Horned Matchhead Beetle: Perspective

Horned Matchhead Beetle (Pheidoliphila carbo)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Family:

Clown Beetle (Histeridae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Horned Matchhead Beetle (Pheidoliphila carbo)

This Photo:

Perspective

Synonym:

Chlamydopsis carbo

Thank you Dr Michael Caterino for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
1st Live Photo on-line:
1st Atlas record since 1910:
~3mm long. Notice the Charcoal body, leafy legs and orange hair tufts on the shoulders.
The head is able to retract all the way in to form a strong protective shell.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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