Hobartius eucalypti (Blackburn, 1892) (a species of hobart-beetle)

Typical length (mm): 2.5
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Morphology (characterised by L. Forster): — Antennae with three-segmented club — Elytra dark but reddish-brown basally — Pronotum with weak denticulation along lateral margins.

Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Tomaszewska, W. & Slipinski, S.A. (1995). A review of the family Hobartiidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). Genus (Wroclaw) 6(3-4): 303-325.

Assumed larval feeding: fungus-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic

Ecological attributes: — May occupy logs or trunks of Eucalyptus obliqua, at least temporarily, since found having emerged within six years of felling (Grove et al., 2009).

Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Baited trapping (funnel trap) — Emergence trapping from log of Eucalyptus obliqua — Flight intercept trapping (trough below Malaise trap) — Log-mounted flight intercept trapping — Malaise trapping — Pitfall trapping — Vane trapping.

Source ecological literature:
Grove, S.J. (2009b). Beetles and fuelwood harvesting: a retrospective study from Tasmania’s southern forests. Tasforests 18: 77-99.
Baker, S.C. (2006b). Ecology and conservation of ground-dwelling beetles in managed wet eucalypt forest: edge and riparian effects. PhD thesis, Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart.
Grove, S. et al. (2009). A long-term experimental study of saproxylic beetle … succession in Tasmanian Eucalyptus … logs… In: Fattorini, S. (Ed.), Insect Ecology and Conservation. Research Signpost, pp. 71-114.
Yee, M. (2005). The ecology and habitat requirements of saproxylic beetles native to Tasmanian wet eucalypt forests: potential impacts of commercial forestry practices. PhD thesis, Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart.