Barrow Island Darkling Beetle
Tenebrionidae gen. indet.
FP-11579
Discoverer: F. Bokhari (2022)
Fauna Portal species: 11579
Tenebrionidae gen. indet. FP-11579, dorsal (HBI N28201-10; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: F. Bokhari (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7859Diagnosis
A slender beetle with a reddish brown head and pronotum, elytra and legs orange-brown. Long pale setae present on the head, pronotum and elytra.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
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