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Placosternus crinicornis

 

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General Information

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised?Extirpated; S.Group (RR only?); Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; likely pest

KEY FEATURES: A large beetle to 20mmBL. BODY glossy black with white bands, bars and spots on the thorax and wing covers. Legs and antennae red.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+?X

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Placosternus crinicornis (Chevrolat, 1860)
SYNONYMS: Clytus crinicornis [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Coleoptera; CERAMBYCIDAE

More Information

IDENTIFICATION: Large beetle to 20mmBL. BODY glossy black with narrow white bands on the thorax, and white spots and bars on the wing covers. LEGS and ANTENNAE red.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: specimen+photo, ~1998, E.Munro in MoACollection without ID, ID Al Samuelson BPBM as Placosternus crinicornis, ~2003.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB04a, zM04a, zD04a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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