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Clerid Beetle ( Lemidia cf. quadricolor) A beautiful small beetle about 12 to 15 mm long. Head and thorax were orange with a pale orange band. Elytra was dark with short stiff setae giving it a shimmery look. The elytra had narrow orange bands; one at the base of and two near the apex. The elytra did not completely cover the abdomen. Legs were dark. <br />
Possibly 6 to 7 antennal segment with the tips being club-shaped.<br />
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Clerid Beetle ( Lemidia cf. quadricolor)

A beautiful small beetle about 12 to 15 mm long. Head and thorax were orange with a pale orange band. Elytra was dark with short stiff setae giving it a shimmery look. The elytra had narrow orange bands; one at the base of and two near the apex. The elytra did not completely cover the abdomen. Legs were dark.
Possibly 6 to 7 antennal segment with the tips being club-shaped.

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Hmm, can't find it at eol.org, does it perhaps have an accepted synonym? Posted 8 years ago

Jivko Nakev

Lion

I found some info in Lithuanian.
http://lietuvai.lt/wiki/Citata:Lemidia_quadricolor Posted 8 years ago

Leuba Ridgway

Lion

Sorry Ferdie but I could find very little on the Web about this Clerid. I could identify the genus but had help from an expert with the species.
Thank you for your help Jivko. Posted 8 years ago

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The Lemidia quadricolor

Lemidia quadricolor Lea is a beetle from Cleridae family.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Jivko Nakev

By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Nov 11, 2016. Captured Nov 8, 2016 12:47 in Rd 5, Emerald VIC 3782, Australia.

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