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Lyons has or used to have 38 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Bornemissza's Stag Beetle.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Bornemissza's Stag Beetle

Bornemissza's Stag Beetle

Hoplogonus bornemisszai

Status: Critically Endangered

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Hoplogonus bornemisszai is only found within Lyons

Bornemissza's Stag Beetle is a large, flightless stag beetle. Males have an average body length of 24 mm and females 18 mm. This species is a sheen black colour. Bornemissza's Stag Beetle is ground-dwelling to a depth of 22–35 cm. The body is divided into three segments with large elongated, clasping mandibles protruding from the head. These jaws are significantly smaller in females.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Adverse fire regimesAdverse fire regimes

Climate change and severe weatherClimate change and severe weather

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Lyons has or used to have 75 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Bornemissza's Stag Beetle but they're just as important.

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