Trapezium oblongum

Trapezidae

Collected by: Anthony Polansky; Anthony Polansky
Date: April 2, 1964
Locality: Kahi Point; near railroad crossing
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

52 Bishop specimens of Trapezium oblongum · collected 1919–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 2, 1964, Anthony Polansky; Anthony Polansky also collected 24+ other specimens.

Trapezium oblongum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-05

Waialua, HI, US

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

2024-05-08

Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2023-07-26

Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US

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

2017-05-25

Kaneohe Bay, S of Kapapa Island

(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Trapezium oblongum. BPBM 209285. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/209285.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026