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.

http://www.bookofinsect.com/determination/mystes-planatus-382.html

Mystes planatus is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands

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

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

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Species information

Mystes planatus Scientific name
A False Darkling Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
899.8m Recorded at altitude
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Location information

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Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

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