Appearance
About 24mm long females and 18mm males it has the standard colours for Lycidae - all black except for orange elytra. Elytral net pattern is deep. Elongated mouth parts give the common name.Naming
Synonyms:Lycus rhipidium W.S. Macleay, 1826
Lycus septemcavus W.S. Macleay, 1826
Porrostoma erythropterum Erichson, 1842
Metriorhynchus gigas Blackburn, 1892
Metriorrhynchus flagellatus Blackburn, 1900
Distribution
Eastern states of Australia. Possibly not Tasmania.Status
CommonHabitat
Open dry brushy woodlands.References:
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