
Rhantus
As recorded: Rhantus Dejean, 1833
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Dytiscidae
- Collected by
- Webb, L.
- Date
- July 29, 1982
- Locality
- East Maui Mts.; Haleakala National Park; Haleakala Hdqrtrs.
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1982, Webb, L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Rhantus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-09.

2026-09-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Evan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-27
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved

2025-12-27
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-01-21
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-22
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-22
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhantus. BPBM 2005022451. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38437938. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005022451.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38437938 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
