| Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks |
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Passalidae |
Black shiny beetles with a narrow pedicle or waist between prothorax and elytra. The elytra are distinctly furrowed. Most occur in Northern Australia where they are important as primary decomposers, breaking down rotting logs into smaller particles. [40 Aust. species] |
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References:
Australian Beetles
John F. Lawrence and E.B. Britton
Melbourne University Press, 1994
Page 100