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aussietrev North Burnett, Queen, Australia Mar 03, 2009

I think these may be longicorn beetles but haven't seen such brightly coloured varieties before. Can anyone ID these? Taken in the Capricornia region of Queensland.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 03, 2009

These are soldier beetles, family Cantharidae; likely Chauliognathus lugubris - see http://tinyurl.com/d25snr for a mating pair, also found in Queensland.

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aussietrev North Burnett, Queen, Australia Mar 03, 2009

Thanks suunto, the same picture appears on this page
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_beetles/TricolorSoldierBeetle.htm
which calls them Chauliognathus tricolor so that's a bit strange. Still close enough for me to do some more research now.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 03, 2009

I agree that Chauliognathus tricolor is closer to the mark. I had just given the site a cursory glance last night before posting; my only excuse is that I was exhausted from a 900 km road trip, and was in the process of staggering off to bed...

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