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Drototelus
Drototelus is a genus of longhorn beetle that is endemic to New Zealand. It was first named in 1903 by T. Broun who proposed it for the species Drototelus politus. There are currently three species within the genus: D. politus, D. elegans, and D. rarus. Only 18 specimens currently exist in collections, with minimal observations in the wild.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Drototelus politus
speciesDrototelus politus
Drototelus rarus
speciesDrototelus rarus

Drototelus elegans
speciesDrototelus elegans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 376234.