Mark Newton - WILD South Australia
Nyctozoilus spp (Tenebrioninae)
Matthews, E.G. (1992). Classification, relationships and distribution of the genera Cyphaleini (coleoptera : tenebrionidae). Invert. Taxon. (6), 437-522
Ponting, J. (2018). A replacement name for Agasthenes Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), junior homonym of Agasthenes Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Records of the Western Australian museum (33) 131-132
Read MorePonting, J. (2018). A replacement name for Agasthenes Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), junior homonym of Agasthenes Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Records of the Western Australian museum (33) 131-132
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Nyctozoilus sp (male)
Wings absent; scutellum +2X wide as long; side of pronotum uniform; elytral surface smooth; apex of mandible bidentate; basal segments of tarsi biseriate, channelled in middle; tomentose line of setae on ventral surface of last femur indicating male and separating this genus from Batessia.
Morgan, SA. 17mm