Scrubwood Fungus Beetle (Homoeodera asteris)
The Scrubwood Fungus Beetle was described in 1877; it is, or probably was, endemic to the island of Saint Helena.
The species was apparently associated with the endemic scrubwood (Commidendrum rugosum (Dryand) DC.).:
“It is to Mr. P. Whitehead that we are indebted for this addition to the St.-Helena fauna, – the only two examples which I have seen having been captured by him from some bushes of the scrubwood between Sugarloaf and Flagstaff Hill, in the extreme north of the island.” [1]
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The Scrubwood Fungus Beetle was not found during the most recent field searches and might well be extinct.
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References:
[1] T. Vernon Wollaston: Coleoptera Sanctae-Helenae. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row 1877
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edited: 26.05.2021