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Beetles (Coleoptera)

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DiBickers wrote:

7 Jun 2025

@kasiaaus happy to help😊

Paropsisterna intacta

kasiaaus wrote:

7 Jun 2025

Thanks @DiBickers, I'm sure you are right.

Paropsisterna intacta

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

7 Jun 2025

Possibly Aleochara rufopyga

Aleochara (genus)

DiBickers wrote:

7 Jun 2025

@kasiaaus I don't believe this is Paropsisterna lignea. The elytral lines are too thin & numerous. The pronotal markings are also subtly different. I think we’ll find this is Paropsisterna intacta (maybe it wasn’t a known option at the time). I’m going to verify it as such but happy to be corrected😊

Paropsisterna intacta

DiBickers wrote:

7 Jun 2025

@Choyster Paropsisterna intacta has numerous thin intact lines on the elytra (wings). I think your sighting more closely resembles Paropsisterna lignea but it’s not a species I’m confident enough with to verify to species-level so I’ll pop it in as a suggestion for you😊

Paropsisterna lignea

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