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Tribe Hesthesini - Wasp-like Longicorn Beetles
FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE
- This page contains pictures and information about Longicorn Beetles in
tribe Hesthesini that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Longicorn Beetles in in tribe Hesthesini mimics wasps
(Eumeninae )
to gain protection. Besides their colours and body shape, those beetles
move like
wasp too. The beetles can be found feeding on flowers. Larvae related with Eucalyptus
and Leptospermum.
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- Wasp-like Longicorn Beetle I
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Hesthesis variegata or Hesthesis bizonata, body length 20mm
- This Longicorn Beetle mimics a wasp
to gain protection. Besides its colours and body shape, the beetle moves like
a wasp too. More pictures and information please click on here.
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- Wasp-like Longicorn Beetle II
- Hesthesis ferruginea, body length 20mm
- To mimic a wasp, it has the very short elytra, or wing cover. There are the
orange-yellow bands on its abdomen. We found this beetle once in Ford Road
Conservation Area on Feb 2011. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Wasp-like Longicorn Beetle III
- Hesthesis angulatus, body length 20mm
- We found this longicorn
beetle once on Venman Circuit near Tingalpa Creek. The beetle was resting
leaves of a medium size She-oak Tree. Please check this page
for more information.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p 673.
- 2. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.7 - Matthews, E.G. & Reid
C.A.M.Adelaide, Eureca Corporate Group. 1997, p 13.
- 3. Hesthesis - Atlas of Living Australia, 2012.
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