Tenerus abbreviatus (Short-winged clerid beetle)
Family Cleridae. These are predators of wood-boring beetles. With their blue and red colours and shortened elytra, these beetles resemble certain Soft-winged flower beetles (Melyridae) of the genera Balanophorus and Carphurus. However, Tenerus are more cylindrical and have relatively longer elytra and a different head.
Tenerus abbreviatus is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Tenerus abbreviatus Scientific name
- Short-winged clerid beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 593.1m Recorded at altitude
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