Auger Beetle Xylobosca vidua (Blackburn, 1890)
Fauna Portal species: 11142
Xylobosca vidua female, lateral (HBI N23587-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau
Fauna Portal Image No. 7407Diagnosis
This species can be separated from other small bostrichids on Barrow Island by the lobed indentation on the posterior corners of the elytra.
Status
- native
Australia
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Western Australia
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