The clerids currently placed in Lemidia subaenea are rather variable. Consistently they have the pronotum and elytra entirely dark metallic, the head has some pale colouring at the front, and the antennae are pale with the last segment fuscsous apically. Elytral punctures are irregular and crowded. The legs are variously infuscated. Bodylength range of 4.0-8.5mm.
Early November 2012
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Ovipositing in a split grass stalk.
Identification thanks to Justin Bartlett
Mid August 2014
Knocklofty Reserve
Hobart
Late September 2010
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Identification thanks to Justin Bartlett
Mid August 2012
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Late August 2015
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
On Poa, feeding on a gnat.
Mid August 2014
Lauderdale
On Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)
Late December 2015
Pine Lake, Central Highlands
Late August 2016
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Early November 2017
Kingston Beach
Late August 2018
Knocklofty Reserve Hobart
On Acacia dealbata
Late September 2018
Knocklofty Reserve Hobart
On Acacia dealbata
Late December 2020
Lake Dobson Circuit, Mount Field National Park