Aulacocyclus edentulus

Passalid beetle at Black Range, NSW

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Aulacocyclus edentulus KimPullen 30 Jul 2020
PASSALIDAE (family) KimPullen 29 May 2020
PASSALIDAE (family) KimPullen 29 May 2020
Aulacocyclus edentulus AndrewMcCutcheon 13 May 2020

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Attracted to the outside light along with many other insects

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   29 May 2020
This may well be Aulacocyclus edentulus, but I can't see the critical features well enough to be sure. Pharochilus is another option - see https://southernforestlife.net/happenings/2018/8/19/beetle-biodiversity .
   29 May 2020
Thanks Kim for confirming and identifying the insects I have uploaded recently. Unfortunately I did not take some really close images of this passalid beetle, but if it is useful I have added a heavily cropped image of the thorax and head. Details may have been clearer if the beetle hadn't walked through some cobwebs.

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  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 29 Dec 2019 10:20 PM Recorded on
  • AndrewMcCutcheon Recorded by

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