Scale-stalking ladybird beetle - Rhyzobius forestieri

Found living together with its larvae and white tailed spider under tree bark.
There seem to be only three species of Rayzobius listed for Australia
R. forestieri. , R . lophanthae and R. Ventrallis

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Pudding4brains

Lion

Hi Ernst,
you had uploaded this one before:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107841/possibly_genus_-_bucolellus.html
Different crop this time :o)
At ~4mm (if that was correct) the likes of Bucolellus and/or and Scymnini are unlikely, but I also have a slight problem with the shape of the antennae of this one to make it fit for Rhyzobius :-/
Did you get more shots/angles on this one, even out of focus, that you could share or mail to me? Posted 4 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Arp, sorry for delay in getting back to you ( had eye operation a couple of days ago . I did some searching including with INaturalist and found info on this one . Unfortunately no additional photos.
  I have deleted the previous entry. Posted 4 years ago

The Rhyzobius forestieri

''Rhyzobius forestieri'' is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Australia, North America, Oceania, and Europe. The species is thought to be originally from Australia and recently introduced to parts of Europe in the 1980s as a biological control agent to control the Olive Scale pest .

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Ernst