
Aleochara blackburni (a species of rove-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Staphylinoidea
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Aleocharinae
Tribe: Aleocharini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 4
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: predator of other small invertebrates among wrack on sandy beaches
