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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

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Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)

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KimberiRP wrote:
1 hr ago
I suggest this is Metriolagria formicicola (Tenebrionidae-Lagriinae-Lagriini)
Metriolagria formicicola
KimberiRP wrote:
1 hr ago
Ecnolagria tomentosa (Tenebrionidae-Lagriinae-Lagriini)
Ecnolagria tomentosa
KimberiRP wrote:
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Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus, a 'Pie-dish beetle' in family Tenebrionidae.
Pterohelaeus striatopunctatus
KimberiRP wrote:
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Yes, Homotrysis
Homotrysis sp. (genus)
KimberiRP wrote:
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Pterohelaeus, but not P. planus
Pterohelaeus planus

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