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Emperor Click Beetle – Pachyderes apicalis

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Elateridae or click beetles are family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spring beetles or skipjacks. This family was defined by William Elford Leach in 1815. They are a cosmopolitan beetle family characterized by the unusual click mechanism they possess. Wikipedia

Quite unique beetle, with special pronotum.

Location Macritchie – March 2022

Thanks, Keita Matsumoto and Didier Dubail Coleoptera for the ID

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