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Coccotorus hirsutusObserver
ceruchusDescription
Collected sand cherries (Prunus pumila) on 11 July, adult emerged 1 August.
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bushreaderDescription
2mm long. Came to light. Area is semi rural eucalyptus and Ironbark forest and paddock.
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Cubaroides pilosusObserver
ben_travagliniDescription
Beneath chunk of wood in coastal Melaleuca forest.
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ben_travagliniDescription
Found beneath log in damp, open forest.
~ 2 mm wide.
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Commista bispinaObserver
tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
beaten from Dicksonia
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tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
first record of the genus in Tas!!!
Beaten from Eucalyptus foliage by @elusiveweevils, although there were many Hibbertia’s in flower along the track.
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Genus SepedophilusObserver
invertebratistDescription
Native Podocarp-broadleaved bush, at night.
Observed with Andy Xiong
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invertebratistPlace
Otaki Beach to Waikawa Beach, Kapiti Coast, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
Found in a washed up gastropoda. was alive for a couple days without much water!
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gillessanmartinDescription
Ceutorhynchus inaffectatus on Hesperis matronalis
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Genus FitchiellaObserver
graham_montgomeryDescription
In a dead mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera) stump.
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Genus PlegaderusObserver
graham_montgomeryDescription
Under bark on dead live oak. Length = 1.5 mm.
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Hibbertia basalticaObserver
jbalmerDescription
Sparsely scattered on upper slope in E. pulchella grassy woodland. Substrate is dolerite.
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Marinula parvaObserver
ben_travagliniDescription
Find (incl. locality data) courtesy of @simongrove. Collected and photographed at TMAG Collections and Research Facility.
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Kea (Nestor notabilis)Observer
invertebratistDescription
Completely wild individuals (no re-introduction), however gathered to the Cafe to steal food.
John Child bryophyte and lichen workshop 2023.
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Genus AcizziaObserver
tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
beaten from Eucalyptus obliqua
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Genus AmisallusObserver
alisonpearsonDescription
Found on a Croton arnhemicus
in the Rainforest Patch.
7mm long.
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Pettancylus petterdiObserver
ben_travagliniDescription
On submerged branch in old dam.
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Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)Observer
jonodashperDescription
Bali Barat (West) National Park, Bali, Indonesia.
Critically Endangered
Contact me on jono_dashper@hotmail.com for use of this image.
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tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
Beaten from Dicksonia fronds.
Found ID’d and info by @Elusiveweevils. First record of this species from Victoria (mainly recorded from QLD)
Specimen collected and pinned
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Flinders Island Cave-Slater (Echinodillo cavaticus)Observer
simongroveDescription
Flinders Island cave-slater Echinodillo cavaticus. The world has only two known species of the very distinctive Echinodillo cave-slaters. One is found on the Marquesas Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This other species is known only from a small cave in southern Flinders Island, where its entire global range is measurable in square metres. We found this one during our Bush Blitz on Flinders Island in March 2014.
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Missulena pinguipesObserver
elusiveorchidsDescription
No idea on this one - unusual eye arrangement. About 2cm body length
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Genus OgmocerodesObserver
eurysternusDescription
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: MONTAGNES
Site 22-TA, Mont-Tonkoui
1160 m, 07°27'14"N 07°38'07"O
19.XI–2.XII.2022, forêt de nuage
à Parinari, piège à interception
de vol
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tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
Pantoreites illuminatus
Ex. Melaleuca pustula
ID: Otto Bell (@elusiveweevils)
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simongroveDescription
Male Flinders Island cave-cricket Parvotettix rangaensis. This small flightless cricket was named in 1970 after the limestone cave in a gulley in the south of Flinders Island where it was discovered. During our Bush Blitz on Flinders Island in March 2014, it was good to be able to confirm the species' continued presence here after a break of many decades.
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Blind Velvet Worm (Leucopatus anophthalmus)Observer
ggiribetDescription
Leucopatus anophthalmus
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Tribe AterpiniObserver
furryfeetDescription
This weevil was observed at around 1000m on the slopes of Mount Ann in South West Tasmania. It has been identified by those at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery as likely to be an undescribed genus of Aterpini, or possibly in the genus Aoplocnemis. Further comments include "This is most likely an extremely rare genus and species due to how little representation it has in collections, including those at TMAG, and this photo is almost certainly the first Live Photo of it."
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Mustache and Pygmy Snapping Ants (Genus Strumigenys)Observer
myrmecophilDescription
interesting hunting behavior where groups of Strumigenys sit together on a leaf
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tasmanian_cryptofaunaDescription
found 1 individual under log (probably Eucalyptus pulchella)
Size: ~3-4mm
Found by Otto Bell
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simongroveDescription
Keeled snail Austrorhytida lamproides, Woolnorth, Tasmania, Febraury 2022, found by Karen Richards
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Triaenonychid Harvestmen (Family Triaenonychidae)Observer
sclerobunusDescription
Not sure what genus this is, potentially something new.
