Spotted Wedge-shaped Beetle: S1, Female, profile

Class:

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

Order:

Beetles (Coleoptera)

Family:

Wedge-shaped Beetle (Ripiphoridae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Spotted Wedge-shaped Beetle (Macrosiagon sp ES02)

This Photo:

🔍S1, Female, profile🔎

Thank you Elliott Gordon (EGordon88) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~10mm long Female. Males in this genus have very large pectinate antennae.
What a strange looking beetle! It's elytra are semi-transparent making it look more like a sawfly.
The elytra are also very pointed, covering a much smaller area of the body than most beetles. There are few beetles where the hind wings are so visible.

This species is

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

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