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Rhyparus
As recorded: Rhyparus Agassiz, 1846
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Scarabaeidae
- Collected by
- W. W. Brandt & BishopBishop →Wilhelm William W. Brandt →
- Date
- October 1960
- Locality
- Kukagai Vill.
- Region
- Bougainville, Solomon Islands
- Elevation
- 150 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Material citation
Rhyparus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-25.

2025-06-25
日本、〒517-0004 三重県鳥羽市菅島町
(c) interstitial_human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-16
대한민국 전라남도 완도군 군외면
(c) Hee Han, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-12
日本、〒907-0241 沖縄県石垣市桃里
(c) Nina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-12
日本、〒907-0241 沖縄県石垣市桃里
(c) Nina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-27
Candlenut
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2021-06-27
中国广东省深圳市坪山区金龟村
(c) Shiwan Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhyparus. BPBM GBIF 5053102363. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5053102363. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/gbif-5053102363.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5053102363 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
