Mecynotarsus leai Pic, 1942 (a species of ant-like flower-beetle)

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp. (as Mecynotarsus maculatus)

Typical length (mm): 2.8

Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Kejval, Z. (2013). Taxonomic revision of the Australian Notoxinae (Coleoptera: Anthicidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (suppl.): 1-98.

(ecology not yet determined)