Dicranolaius (Genus) (Flower beetle)

Family: Melyridae (flower beetles)

The abdomen is widest at the posterior end. They are often brightly coloured and small.

Genus: Dicranolaius

The best known of the genus is Dicranolaius bellulus, also called the 'red and blue beetle'. It differs in having an orange tip to the ends of the elytra (the hardened front pair of wings).

Dicranolaius (Genus) is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands  |  Southern Highlands  |  South Coast


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5mm long - black head, orange thorax, black-orange-black elytra
the underside is orange with black markings

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