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Gonocephalum in life
In life — Dusty Surface Beetles, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rion E. Lerm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rion E. Lerm
BPBM 2004005558Entomology

Gonocephalum

Dusty Surface Beetles

As recorded: Gonocephalum Solier, 1834

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Tenebrionidae

Date
June 1926
Locality
Koolau Mts.; Honolulu
Region
State of Hawaii, United States
Identified by
E.J. Ford
Record type
Preserved specimen
14 Bishop specimens of Gonocephalum · collected 1919–1970Species page ›

Gonocephalum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-14.

Gonocephalum observed 2025-03-14

2025-03-14

Waimea, HI 96743, USA

(c) seedysmith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gonocephalum observed 2021-06-30

2021-06-30

Koko Crater Botanical Garden, East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Ty Sharrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Gonocephalum observed 2018-12-26

2018-12-26

2323–2335 Kiahuna Plantation Dr, Poipu, HI, US

(c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Gonocephalum. BPBM 2004005558. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36990043. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2004005558.

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