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Sheep Longicorn Beetle - Monohammus frenchi or Dihammus ovinus

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Sheep Longicorn Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 35mm 

This longicorn beetle is brown in colours with white wool patterns. 

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We found this beetle on the wall outside our house early summer.
 
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Reference:
1. Specimen Image Index - Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB, Western Australian Department of Agriculture.
2. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.7 - Matthews, E.G. & Reid C.A.M.Adelaide, Eureca Corporate Group. 1997. Fig.78.  
3. Beetles of Australia - Trevor J Hawkeswood, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1987, plate 147. 
 
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