Rhyzobius similis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales).
Description Adults reach a length of about . They have a broadly oval, moderately convex body. The head, pronotum and elytra are orange brown, each elytron with a long dark brown marking. The ventral surface is mostly orange brown and the antennae and legs are yellowish brown. The pubescence on the dorsum consists of appresed setae and dark stiff bristles along the margins. The pubescence forms a wavy pattern on the elytra.
Etymology The species name is Latin (meaning similar) and refers to similarity to Rhyzobius noctuabundus.
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