Sharp's Water Beetle Laccophilus sharpi Régimbart, 1889
Fauna Portal species: 11230
Laccophilus sharpi, dorsal (HBI N25669-4; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2021)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7428Diagnosis
A nondescript orange-brown beetle. Base of pronotum encapsulates the head.
Status
- native
Linnean Type
Lectotype male, Java (MNHP) (https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Laccophilus_sharpi)
Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- Papua New Guinea
Fauna Portal Records
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