Barrow Island False Blister Beetle
Oedemeridae gen. indet.
FP-2548 (BWI sp. 1)
Discoverer: A. Szito (2008)
Fauna Portal species: 2548
Oedemeridae gen. indet. FP-2548, dorsal (HBI N6424-17; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 8016Diagnosis
A brown beetle with antennae approximately the same length as the entire body. Elytra short, only covering approximately half of the wings. Pronotum sub-triangular, with tubercles in the posterior corners.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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