Pie-dish Beetle - Pterohelaeus cornutus or Pterohelaeus piceus

FAMILY TENEBRIONIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Pie-dish Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

 

 

Body length 20mm

 

 

This beetle was found walking on ground in our front yard during the day on March 2008. We took it inside our house and took some photos. We kept it for a day and let it back to our front yard. We found this beetle a few time on ground in gardens and parks. 

 

 

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Reference:

1. Beetles - family Tenebrionidae - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan, 2008.

2. Beetles of Australia - Trevor J Hawkeswood, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1987, plate 125.    

3. Pterohelaeus piceus - Morwell National Park Online, 2006.

4. Pterohelaeus Brême, 1842 - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2007. 

5. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.5 - Matthews, E.G. 1987, plate 87.

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