The Oceanic Blackburnia Ground Beetle (Blackburnia oceanica)
The Oceanic Blackburnia Ground Beetle was described in 1877, the species was endemic to the Ko’olau mountains on the island of O’ahu.
The species was not recorded during recent field surveys and ist thought to be most likely extinct.
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edited: 02.09.2019
Dead as the Dodo – Holocene Extinctions
… about 5858 taxa have disappeared since the beginning of the Anthropocene era (since about 10000 BCE)
