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Oricopis insulana (Olliff, 1890)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Last record: early 1880's (Reid et al., 2018)

Rediscovered on 13 February 2017 (Reid et al., 2018)

 

 

Distribution

Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Olliff, Arthur Sidney. (1890). Contributions towards a knowledge of the Coleoptera of Australia. No. VI. - New Lamellicornia and Longicornia. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (2) 5 (1): 5-11.

 

Other references:

Reid, Chris A. M., Shaw, Josh Jenkins and Jensen, Arn R. (2018). The Australian Museum Lord Howe Island Expedition 2017—Coleoptera. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum, Online 26: 53-67. https://doi.org/10.3853/j.1835-4211.26.2018.1706

https://australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/amri-news/the-other-lord-howe-insect

https://australianmuseum.net.au/explore-magazine-winter-2017

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22091/oricopis-insulana

 

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