Barrow Island Variegated Mud-Loving Beetle
Heteroceridae gen. indet.
FP-11305
Discoverer: F. Bokhari (2021)
Fauna Portal species: 11305
Heteroceridae gen. indet. FP-11305, dorsal (HBI N27053-4; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7716Diagnosis
This species differs from Heteroceridae BWI sp. 1 in being much more uniformly brown in colour, and without lighter patches on the elytra.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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