Adelotopus dubius hobartensis

Adelotopus dubius hobartensis  A Tasmanian endemic sub-species

Mount Field National Park
Late December 2011
A predator of ants.
Identification thanks to Lynne Forster.

 

References
Grove S.J., Forster  L. G. ,Porch, N. (2021) An illustrated checklist of the insects of Tasmania. Part 1 – Coleoptera (beetles). The Royal Society of Tasmania. Hobart