Tanychilus dubius

Tanychilus dubius

Tanychilus dubius is a common darkling beetle found in Australia
Comb clawed beetle (Tanychilus dubius) At first I thought it was a Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) but on closer inspection it had the features or a Cerambycidae. About 22mm body length. Bulgy eyes. Long antennal segments. Enlarged femurs, red legs, dangerous looking mouth parts on a small head. Attracted to lights at the local school. ID from Vratislav Ricardo http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Tanychilus+dubius Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Tanychilus dubius

Appearance

About 22m body length.
All black-dark blue except for red-brown legs.
Femurs thickened. Tarsi highly pectinate.
Large multi-faceted black eyes,
Antennae with elongated segments giving resemblance to Cerambycidae.

Naming

Synonyms:
Tanychilus splendens Blessig, 1861
Tanychilus dubius caligatus Borchmann, 1933

Distribution

Australia... ?

Status

Common

Behavior

Active at night

References:

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http://eol.org/pages/13785285/overview
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1f191288-ca8a-4683-9125-489230f92a90#
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyTenebrionidae
GenusTanychilus
SpeciesTanychilus dubius
Photographed in
Australia