Callidemum sp01
1 Unidentified Leaf Beetle at suppressed
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| Callidemum sp01 | DiBickers | 31 Mar 2025 | |
| Calomela maculicollis | AlisonMilton | 8 Jan 2024 |
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3 comments
8 Sep 2024
This is not Calomela. Calomela has confused elytral puncturation but this beetle has them in ten straight rows. It is probably Callidemum. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192796713
30 Mar 2025
The closest match I can find currently (on the back of @martinl comment above) is Callidemum limbatum. Fits well with head & lateral pronotum markings, the elytral punctuations & the elytral coloured flange line (but has a smaller central pronotum dot instead of the distinct diamond-shape). The only sightings I can find are east coastline Qld just above border of NSW (& only a few photos at all) so you’re a fair bit further south. Given we now have 7 sightings recorded with the central pronotum diamond marking I would suspect it’s likely a different species to Callidemum limbatum but a good indicator we’re on the right track. I’m going to put this through as Genus-level for now. Happy to be corrected down the track by someone with more experience with this genera😊
Location information
- Coordinates 150.222307-35.811995
- Places Rosedale, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2023 08:53 AM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 NatureMapr South Coast Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects Significant Callidemum sp01
Species information
- Callidemum sp01 Scientific name
- Unidentified Leaf Beetle Common name
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Up to 103.3m Recorded at altitude
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