Christmas Island Rotten-Wood Weevil (Cossonus variipennis)

The Christmas Island Rotten-Wood Weevil was described in 1900; it is, or maybe was, endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.

The species was last recorded in 1897-98 and might well be extinct.

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References:

[1] John Woinarski: A Bat’s End: The Christmas Island Pipistrelle and Extinction in Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Victoria, Australia 2018

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edited: 14.02.2024