Barrow Island Flat Bark Beetle
Silvanidae gen. indet.
FP-731 (BWI sp. 2)
Discoverer: A. Szito (2008)
Fauna Portal species: 731
Silvanidae gen. indet. FP-731, dorsal (HBI N32534-4; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7876Diagnosis
A slender orange beetle with eyes projecting laterally from the head, and pronotum quadrate with distinct angles on the anterior and posterior corners. Pronotum also slightly tapering towards the elytra.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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