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Family Nitidulidae - Sap Beetles
- Hibiscus Flower Beetle
   - Aethina
concolor, body length 3mm
- We
sometimes found this black little beetle in Hibiscus flowers in our backyard
(1st photo). Pictures
were taken in Botanic Garden on Mar 2007 (2-3rd phone).
- They are common on
large flowers and believed are pollen feeders.
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- Reference:
- 1. Hibiscus
Flower Beetle - lifeunseen.com, Insects and Spiders of Sunshine Coast, Southeast Queensland, Australia, by Nick Monaghan.
- 2. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.6 - Matthews, E.G.
1992, p7,Fig18.
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