Gonocephalum sp. beetle

Initially seen in soil, then it quickly scurried away - but headed on to the garden path.

12 mm length

comments (5)

Christine Young

Lion

The shape of the thorax makes me think of Gonocephalum sp., but I'm not 100% sure. Posted 5 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Gosh, you're good Christine! Certainly looks like this on pulling up the genus on Google. Commonly known as 'darkling beetles'....a seeker of dark places. Well, that fits for saying I saw it in the soil! I'll put it in the Entomology group on Facebook perhaps at some point to see if any extra info can be gleaned there as well. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    The shape of the thorax reminds me of the batman logo, so it's easy to remember, lol. I hope someone in the FB group can help you get to a species-level ID! Posted 5 years ago
3. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Well done Christine - this has just been confirmed by an entomologist as just that. Posted 4 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Great - I'm glad you got a confirmation! Posted 4 years ago

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