Phycosecis litoralis Pascoe, 1875 (a species of beach scavenger-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 Phycosecis littoralis)

TMAG collections

Typical length (mm): 3
Flightedness: winged and capable of flight

Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Lawrence, J.F. & Britton, E.B. (1994). Australian Beetles. Melbourne: CSIRO. Melbourne University Press.

Assumed larval feeding: carrion-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic

Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection from strandline seaweed.