
Placosternus crinicornis
Kiawe Round-headed Borer
As recorded: Placosternus crinicornis (Chevrolat, 1860)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Cerambycidae
- Collected by
- Cartwright
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Koolau Mts.; Honolulu
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Placosternus crinicornis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 63 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.

2026-08-13
Waikapū
(c) islandevolution, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
Waikoloa Village, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Edwin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) austzala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-28
Hoʻonani Rd, Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) jillohana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28
RT-30, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) jackshenderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Placosternus crinicornis. BPBM 2004001921. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38084396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2004001921.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38084396 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
