(a species of handsome fungus-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Non-native (introduced, perhaps from NZ)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Coccinelloidea
Family: Endomychidae
Subfamily: Merophysiinae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 1.7
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: fungus-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: at least facultatively saproxylic
