Ophidius histrioOphidius histrio is a species of click beetle in the genus Ophidius endemic to eastern Australia.Taxonomy and historyThis species was described as Elater histrio by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835 but was transferred to the genus Ophidius by Ernest Candèze in 1863.Distribution and habitatOphidius histrio is known from Queensland and New South Wales in eastern Australia.DescriptionAdult Ophidius histrio are distinctive orange-brown beetles with black markings, measuring approximately long and wide. The head is entirely black, while the pronotum is typically marked with three longitudinal black lines. The elytra each have a pattern of curved black lines. The larvae have not been described.EcologyOphidius histrio adults have been found on Syzygium smithii and on the flowers of Bursaria and Leptospermum.