This document illustrates 101 species of Clerid Beetles from Victoria.
Subfamily Clerinae
This subfamily contains 28 species on iNat for Victoria. There are maybe 50 valid species.
Astigmus (NT), Clerus (1 vic, 2 AU ) C. gilberti (and C bimaculatus in WA), Omadius (3 NSW,Q), Stigmatium (2 vic, 8) S. quadricostatum. S. confusum, Thalerocnemis (2 records??), Orthius (O cylindricus Gorham 1876 NSW) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3084544/ Allelidae, Lemidia (25 vic+2, 31au), Cormodes(1, 3) C. constrictus, Eunatalis (2vic, 22au) , Metademius(2,nsw), Sedlacekvia(2sp,sa,nsw), Ancyropilus(1sp,WA,Qld), Mimolesterus(1 sp Qld mine), Monilonotum (1vic, 3au) M. pascoii, Neoscrobiger(1vic,1tas) N. rauciceps, Notopilo (4 vic,6au), Olesterus(3undescribed), Phlogistomorpha(1vic, others) P. sp., Phlogistus (4 vic, 12 au), Scrobiger (2), Trogodendron (3vic), Zenithicola (2vic, 4 au) Z. funesta, Z. crassa.
SUBFAMILY 2 Epiclininae
Cleromorpha(MT) C. novemguttata, Eleale (59 AU spp.)
subfamily 3 Korynetinae
SUBFAMILY 4 TILLINAE
Cylidrus nigrinus
Apteropilo chrysocome, Blackburniella intricata, Necrobia rufipes, Necrobia ruficollis, Parapylus bicinctus, Paratillus carus, Pylus fatuus, Tarsostenodes (3, more), Tarsostenus(2),
Teneromimus vitticollis (MT), Tenerus(2vic 7), Thriocerodes (3/7) T. anthicides
Clerus gilberti Colleen Miller Anglesea
Stigmatium quadricostatum Mt Bawbaw, Vic
Stigmatium confusum vuk
Allelidea brevipennis MOV
Allelidea viridis MOV
Cormodes constrictus MOV
Eunatalis flavopilosa Mt Lofty Sept19
Eunatalis hirta Buxton, Vic
Eunatalis porcata maybe Wonnangatta March 20.
Eunatalis lugubris maybe Brisbane Ranges NP Jan20.
Eunatalis ninae
Eunatalis titana MOV
Lemidia acincta Wonongatta, Vic.
Lemidia accintus Brisbane Ranges March20 Black pronotum
Lemidia basiflava Mt Kooyoora Nov21
Lemidia bella Langhi Ghiran, Vic
Lemidia biaculeata Kialla, Vic. 252603889 James Douch
Lemidia bifurcata MoV
Lemidia cicatricosa Wonga Park, Vic.
Lemidia concinna Teurong, Vic. 188868932 Roger Standen
Lemidia exilis Kingower, Vic.
Lemidia frenchi MOV
Lemidia frenchi MOV
Lemidia hilaris Wombargo, Vic
Lemidia leopoarda Pakenham Upper, Vic.
Lemidia maculata, Vic
Lemidia maculicollis Edithvale, Vic.
Lemidia malthina Mt Alexander CP.
Lemidia militaris Cardinia Reservoir, Vic. 183943079 Geoff Walker
Lemidia miniatula Warrak, Vic. 187309825
Lemidia nitens Frazer NP, Vic
Lemidia pictippes Limstone Rd, Brumby, Vic
Lemidia pulchella Wombargo, Vic
Lemidia quadricolor Emerald, Vic. Leuba Ridgway
Lemidia rufa Gisborne, Vic.
Lemidia simulans Mt Livingstone Rd Brumby, Vic.
Lemidia soror MoV
Lemidia spinipennis MoV
Lemidia subaeanea Cardinia, Vic
Lemidia subsuturalis MoV
Lemidia tasmanica Brisbane Ranges
Lemidia variegata Red Cliffs ML
Lemidia villosa MoV
Lemidia virgata Wonga Park, Vic.
Lemidia vreversa Ferny Creek, Vic. 191447125 Nick Porch
Lemidia wilsoni MoV
Lemidia sp. (soror maybe) Langi Ghiran Nov20
Lemidia sp. Wombargo Dec20.
Monilonotum pascoei Wombargo
Neoscrobiger rauciceps Grampians Nov20
Notopilo congruus 95659844 nomennudum Cheltenham
Notopilo confusus Melbourne Oct21
Notopilo reduncus Mildura 255920334 cinclosoma
Notopilo variipes Warburton Dec19 27704930
Olesterus sp. Omeo 38171102
Olesterus sp. Limestone Rd. 38116153
Olesterus sp. Limestone Rd. Brumby, Vic. 27682835
Phlogistus chrysurus Steglitz
Phlogistus cribratus Castella, Vic.
Phlogistus sp. Bayswater. (most species are not possible to differentiate from photos)
Phlogistus sp. St Arnaud, Vic.
Phlogistomorpha Neds Corner 105656219 Reiner
Scrobiger splendidus Brisbane Ranges NP (?)
Scrobiger idoneus Poweltown, Vic.
Zenithicola crassus Georgetown Feb22.
Zenithicola funestus Limestone Road, Emu Flat Feb22
Zenithicola scrobiculatus Big Desert Nov19.
Blackburniella intricata Anglesea Nov20
Cleromorpha novenguttata
Eleale aspera Cardinia Dam Oct 20 62471546 Geoff Walker
Eleale albocutellata maybe Bunyip Nov12
Eleale cribrata maybe Grampians Nov20.
Eleale pantomelas Wonga Park, Vic. 61654802 ML
Eleale pulcher Grampians NP Dec19.
Eleale simplex Moondarra SP Dec19. Simplex and intrica are very similar.
Eleale illaetabilis 247742158 B Sydes Castlemaine
Eleale intricata Huntingfield TAS 64424299 Keith Martin-Smith This is possible Tas endemic very similar to E. simplex but some are being claimed for Victoria.
Eleale viridis maybe Sunset Country Oct19.j
Eleale cf. reticulata Hattah (a WA species)
Apteropilo chrysocome MOV
Blackburniella intricata Big Desert Nov21.
Crobenia albohirta MOV
Necrobia ruficollis Langi Ghiran Jan21 68442677
Necrobia rufipes Langi Ghiran Jan21 68442690
Parapylus bicinctus Gisborne Oct19 33692124
Parapylus sedlaceki MoV
Paratillus carus Bermagui 102920791 Deb Taylor
Pylus fatuus Castella May20. 68442801
Tarsostenodes albonotatus maybe Licola Dec20
Tarsostenodes albonotatus MoV
Tarsostenodes guttulus Licola Feb22
Tarsostenodes simulator Castella Jan20 37226205
Tarsostenus hilaris Enfield SP Jan20
Tarsostenus univittatus 200079997 Adam Edmonds Geelong. It is found worldwide but few records exist for Australia.
Teneromimus vitticollis 191452190 Morwell, Vic. WideBrownLand
Tenerus abbreviatus (IMAGE NSW) 61851777 Nick Monaghan
Tenerus telephoroides Chelsea 39527300 VUK
Thriocerodes bifasciatus ?
Thriocerodes bipartitus
Thriocerodes anthicides 259712627 Peter Crowcroft
Cylidrus nigrinus 104180559 Adam Edmonds (nigrinus for the dark forelegs) This species predates on wood boring insects.