Saragus costatus (a species of piedish-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
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 Celibe costatus)
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Tenebrioninae
Tribe: Heleini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 12
Flightedness: (not yet documented)
Flightedness: (not yet documented)
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: (not yet documented)
Association with dead wood or old trees: (not yet documented)
Association with dead wood or old trees: (not yet documented)
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection (substrate not specified) — Hand collection from ground — Hand collection from under bark (tree species not specified) — Pitfall trapping.
Source ecological literature:
Daley, E. (2007). Wings: an introduction to Tasmania’s winged insects. Hobart: 40 Degrees South Pty. Ltd., 236 pages.
