![]() | Black Wedge-shaped Beetle S1, Female, Antennae | 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, dorsal🔎 | ||||
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. | |||||
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