Family Lycidae (Lycid Beetles)

Tasmania has 15 species listed.

Subfamily Calochrominae
Genus Calochromus

Subfamily Erotinae
(Currently empty)

Subfamily Metriorrhynchinae

Genus Diatrichalus

IMG 1500

Genus Porrostoma

  Lycidae Porrostoma rufipennis     

References

Forster, L. n.d. “Lycidae – Net winged beetles” in Tasmanian Beetles and Spiders. Last accessed 24 December 2014. Available at: <href=”https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/lycidae-netwingedbeetles”>https://sites.google.com/site/lynneforster/lycidae-netwingedbeetles

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

Lea, A. M. 1909. Revision of the Australian and Tasmanian Malacodermidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1909: 45-251, plates 2-6.

Matthews, E.G. 1985. A guide to the genera of Beetles of South Australia. Part 4 Polyphaga: Byrrhoidea, Buprestoidea, Dryopoidea, Elateroidea, Cantharoidea, Derodontoidea, and Bostrichoidea. Special Educational Bulletin Series, South Australian Museum, Adelaide.

Semmens, T. D., McQuillan, P. B., & Hayhurst G. 1992. Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Department of Primary Industry Tasmania.