Lepispilus rotundicollis

Lepispilus rotundicollis

A beetle in the Family Tenebrionoid found in Australia. Approximately 30mm long covered in fine white setae except for the thorax.
Darkling beetle Tenebrionidae.  Common.  Arboreal.  Australia,Geotagged,Lepispilus rotundicollis,Spring

Naming

Blackburn 1889

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Lepispilus+rotundicollis#tab_classification
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/100476005
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyTenebrionidae
GenusLepispilus
SpeciesLepispilus rotundicollis
Photographed in
Australia