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Eobia bicolor

Oedemerid Beetle

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Oedemerid Beetle

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; S.Group; ?; Land, horticultural

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Pest

KEY FEATURES: Slender beetle, to 11mmBL. Dark brown head and wingcovers; contrasting pale brown thorax and legs.

SIMILAR SPECIES: Contrasting 2-colour pattern separates it from Eobia decolor and Sessinia livida.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
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Scientific Taxonomy

Eobia bicolor (Fairmaire, 1849)
SYNONYMS: Ananca bicolor; Sessinia bicolor

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

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Pukapuka: one specimen+photo, PK17, Wale, 3/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Ananca bicolor, re-ID A.Samuelson as Eobia bicolor 5/2004.

References:
Special Reference: PM79

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, 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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