Barrow Island Wedge-Shaped Beetle
Rhipiphoridae gen. indet.
FP-716 (BWI sp. 2)
Discoverer: A. Szito (2015)
Fauna Portal species: 714
Rhipiphoridae gen. indet. FP-716, dorsal (HBI N21498-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 8024Diagnosis
A reddish brown beetle covered in dense, white setae. Pronotum sub-triangular in shape, anterior margin rounded with an uneven posterior margin.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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