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Mystes planatus

Mystes planatus (A False Darkling Beetle)

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Family Melandryidae. This unusual, rather flattened beetle is unlike a typical members of its family, and is rare. The larva is exceedingly thin and stick-like, and presumably feeds in dead wood or woody fungi like others of its family.

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Mystes planatus (A False Darkling Beetle) at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Mar 2021 by kasiaaus

Mystes planatus

Mystes planatus (A False Darkling Beetle) at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Mar 2021 by kasiaaus
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