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Oopsis oblongipennis

 

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General Information

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Land, horticultural

KEY FEATURES: Small oval beetle, to 7mmBL. HEAD reddish-brown with white hairs; eyes semilunar around base of antennae; antennae approx.BL. THORAX reddish-brown, pitted, with white hairs; hairs somewhat dense on dorsolateral area. WINGCOVERS reddish-brown, pitted, white hairs, without distinct spots or 1-3 very small dorsal spots.

SIMILAR SPECIES: See under Oopsis nutator.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
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MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
P
P

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW

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Scientific Taxonomy

Oopsis oblongipennis Fairmaire
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ATELOCERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PTERYGOTA; Coleoptera; CERAMBYCIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: one specimen, Takuvaine valley100-250m, 10/1984, G.Paulay, in BPBM, ID A.Samuelson as Oopsis oblongipennis 5/2004; specimen, location?, 6/2004, Al Samuelson, ID 12/2004 list as Oopsis oblongipennis. Mauke: 4 specimens, ne.makatea, 11/1984, G.Paulay, in BPBM, ID A.Samuelson as Oopsis oblongipennis 5/2004.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB04b, zM04b, zD04b

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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