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137 native species of beetles local to the area (unless otherwise indicated by #) have been found on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve.

All photos were taken on the Reserve by Alison Milton

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click images to enlarge tap images to enlarge		Scientific name   [Common name]
	Darkling beetles
Helea ovata [A Pie-dish beetle]		Adelium brevicorne   [Bronzed field beetle]
		Adelium porcatum   [A Darkling beetle]
		Ecnolagria grandis   [Honeybrown beetle]
		Ecnolagria Sp.   [A Brown Darkling beetle]
		Helea ovata   [A Pie-dish beetle]
		Homotrysis cisteloides   [A Darkling beetle]
		Homotrysis lugubris   [A Darkling beetle]
		Isopteron triviale   [A Darkling beetle]
		Meneristes australis   [A Darkling beetle]
Diphucrania leucosticta [White-flecked acacia jewel beetle]		Neocistela ovalis   [A Comb-clawed beetle]
		Pterohelaeus laticollis   [A Pie-dish beetle]
		Tanychilus sp. (genus)   [A Comb-clawed beetle]
	Jewel beetles
		Agrilus hypoleucus   [Hypoleucus jewel beetle]
		Castiarina crenata   [A jewel beetle]
		Diphucrania leucosticta   [White-flecked acacia jewel beetle]
		Diphucrania sp.   [Other unidentified jewel beetle]
		Melobasis sordida.   [Melobasic jewel beetle]
Cleobora mellyi [Southern Ladybird]	Lady beetles
		Apolinus lividigaster   [Yellow shouldered ladybird]
		Cleobora mellyi   [Southern ladybird]
		Coccinella transversalis   [Transverse Ladybird]
		Cryptolaemus montrouzieri   [Mealybug ladybird]
		Harmonia conformis   [Common Spotted Ladybird]
		Orcus australasiae   [Orange-spotted Ladybird]
		Scymnodes sp. (genus)   [Unidentifed Scymnodes Ladybird]
	Leaf beetles
Aporocera (Aporocera) consors [A leaf beetle]		Adoxia benallae   [no common name]
		Alticini sp. (tribe) [2 species]   [Unidentified flea beetle]
		Aporocera (Aporocera) consors   [no common name]
		Aporocera (Aporocera) flaviventris   [A case bearing leaf beetle]
		Aporocera (Aporocera) jocosa   [no common name]
		Aporocera (Aporocera) speciosa   [no common name]
		Arsipoda holomelaena   [Red-legged flea beetle]
		Cadmus (Brachycaulus) ferrugineus   [A leaf beetle ]
		Cadmus luctuosus   [no common name]
Calomela vittata [Acacia leaf beetle]		Calomela bartoni   [Acacia leaf beetle]
		Calomela curtisi   [Acacia leaf beetle]
		Calomela juncta   [A leaf beetle]
		Calomela maculicollis   [no common name]
		Calomela moorei   [A leaf beetle]
		Calomela parilis   [A leaf beetle]
		Calomela vittata   [Acacia leaf beetle]
		Calomela sp.   [Acacia leaf beetle]
		Dicranosterna immaculata   [Acacia leaf beetle]
Cadmus (Brachycaulus) ferrugineus [Leaf beetle]		Ditropidus pulchellus   [A leaf beetle]
		Ditropidus sp. [2 species]   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
		Edusella sp. (genus)   [A leaf beetle]
		Elaphodes cervinus   [A leaf beetle]
		Monolepta froggatti   [A leaf beetle]
		Monolepta sp. (genus)   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
		Paropsini sp. (tribe)   [A paropsine leaf beetle]
		Paropsis aegrota   [Eucalyptus tortoise beetle]
		Paropsis atomaria   [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
Paropsisterna fastidiosa [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]		Paropsis obsoleta Rare or uncommon species**   [no common name]
		Paropsis sp. (genus)   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna cloelia   [Eucalyptus variegated leaf beetle ]
		Paropsisterna decolorata   [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna fastidiosa    [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna gloriosa   [Glorious eucalyptus leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna hectica    [A leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna laesa    [Laesa leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna m-fuscum   [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
Paropsisterna m-fuscum [Eucalyptus leaf beetle]		Paropsisterna octosignata    Eucalyptus leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna sp. ("Ch11" of DeLittle 1979)   [A leaf beetle]
		Paropsisterna sp. (genus)   [Unidentified leaf beetle]
		Peltoschema oceanica   [Oceanica leaf beetle]
		Peltoschema tetraspilota   [no common name]
		Trachymela sp.   [Unidentified brown button beetle]
	Longhorn beetles
		Ancita marginicollis   [A longhorn beetle]
		Ancita sp. [2 species]   [Unidentified longhorn beetle]
Uracanthus triangularis [Triangular marked banksia longhorn beetle]		Brachytria jugosa Rare or uncommon species**   [Jugosa longhorn beetle]
		Obrida fascialis   [One banded longicorn]
		Oroderes mimulus   [A longhorn beetle]
		Phoracantha semipunctata   [Common eucalypt longicorn beetle]
		Rhytiphora albocincta   [A longhorn beetle]
		Syllitus rectus   [A longhorn beetle]
		Syllitus microps   [A longhorn beetle]
		Uracanthus triangularis   [Triangular marked banksia longhorn beetle]
	Scarab beetles
Chlorobapta chloropyrus [Green tailed Christmas beetle]		Anoplognathus brunnipennis   [Green-tailed Christmas beetle]
		Anoplognathus montanus   [Montane Christmas beetle]
		Anoplognathus pallidicollis   [Cashew beetle]
		Anoplognathus porosus   [Porosus Christmas beetle]
		Anoplognathus suturalis   [ Centreline Christmas beetle]
		Chlorobapta frontalis Rare or uncommon species**   [Flower scarab]
		Eupoecila australasiae   [Fiddler beetle]
		Heteronyx dimidiatus   [Dimidiatus scarab beetle]
Eupoecila australasiae [Fiddler beetle]		Liparetrus discipennis   [Unidentified chafer beetle]
		Liparetrus sp. (genus)   [Unidentified chafer beetle]
		Melolonthinae sp. (subfamily)   [Cockchafer]
		Microvalgus sp. (genus)   [Flower scarab]
		Neorrhina punctata   [Spotted flower chafer ]
		Phyllotocus bimaculatus   [Nectar scarab]
		Phyllotocus macleayi   [Nectar scarab]
		Phyllotocus navicularis   [Nectar-scarab]
		Phyllotocus rufipennis   [Nectar scarab]
		Semanopterus subcostatus   [Scarab beetle]
	Weevils
Rhinotia sp. [Unidentified Rhinotia weevil]		Chrysolopus spectabilis   [Botany Bay weevil]
		Cubicorhynchus sp. (genus)   [A Ground weevil]
		Euops sp. (genus)   [A leaf-rolling weevil]
		Oxyops fasciculatus   [no common name]
		Rhinaria sp. (genus)   [Unidentified Rhinaria weevil]
		Rhinotia adelaidae   [A belid weevil]
		Rhinotia filiformis   [A belid weevil]
		Rhinotia haemoptera   [Lycid-mimic belid weevil, Slender Red Weevil]
		Rhinotia phoenicoptera   [A belid weevil]
		Rhinotia sparsa   [A belid weevil]
		Rhinotia sp. in brunnea-group   [A belid weevil]
		Rhinotia sp. (genus)   [Unidentified Rhinotia weevil (2 species)]
	Other beetles
Anilicus xanthomus [Click beetle]		Aethina sp. (genus) Rare or uncommon species**   [Sap beetle]
		Alticini (tribe)   [A Flea beetle]
		Anilicus xanthomus   [A Click beetle]
		Aulacocyclus edentulus   [Passalid beetle]
		Carabidae sp. (family)   [A Ground beetle]
		Chauliognathus lugubris   [Plague soldier beetle]
		Chauliognathus tricolor   [Tricolor soldier beetle]
		Dasytinae (subfamily)   [Soft-winged flower beetle]
		Dicranolaius bellulus   [Red and blue pollen beetle]
		Eleale pulchra   [A Clerid beetle]
Dicranolaius bellulus [Red and blue pollen beetle]		Eleale simplex   [A Clerid beetle]
		Eucnemidae sp. (family) Rare or uncommon species**   [False click beetle]
		Euctenia sp.   [Unidentified wedge-shaped beetle]
		Hemiopsida sp. (genus) Rare or uncommon species**   [False click beetle]
		Hoshihananomia leucosticta   [Pintail beetle, Tumbling flower beetle]
		Monocrepidus sp. (genus)   [A Click beetle]
		Mordella dumbrelli   [Dumbrell's pintail beetle]
		Mordella limbata   [Pintail beetle]
		Mordella sp. (genus)   [Unidentified Pintail or tumbling flower beetle]
		Mordellidae sp. (family)   [Unidentified Pintail or tumbling flower beetle]
Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata [Feather-horned beetle]		Notonomus sp. (genus)   [A Carab beetle]
		Phlogistus sp. (genus)   [A Clerid beetle]
		Porrostoma rhipidium   [Long-nosed Lycid (net-winged) beetle]
		Ptilophorus sp. (genus)   [Unidentified wedge-shaped beetle]
		Rhantus suturalis Cosmopolitan species#   [A predacious diving beetle]
		Rhipicera (Agathorhipis) femorata   [Feather-horned beetle]
		Staphylinidae (family)   [A Rove beetle]
		** : rare or uncommon species # : cosmopolitan species