Remaudiereana puberula
a seed bug
No Local Name
f.RHYPAROCHROMIDAE
No EngFamily
Remaudiereana puberula
a seed bug
No Local Name
f.RHYPAROCHROMIDAE
No EngFamily
Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. Namesa seed bugEN
Local NamesNo Content
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesRemaudiereana puberula (accepted name)
, Orthaea puberula, newFix2023-12
High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Arthropods, spc.Hexapods, c.Insects, o.True Bugs - Bug
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.ATELOCERATA, spc.HEXAPODA, c.INSECTA, sc.PTERYGOTA, o.Hemiptera, so.Heteroptera, f.RHYPAROCHROMIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRRPMGPAT?MK?MT?AK?PL?MN?TK?
Nth. PresenceTN?MH?RK?PK?NS?SW?
VouchersRR2005
MG2008
Local OriginIntroduced; Recent; Naturalised
Global RangeRange: Malaysia, Australia (QLD), N.Cal. - Vanuata - Fiji - Samoa - Cooks - PF;
HabitatLand - Lowlands - Coastal, Horticultural Zone, Domestic
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationA dirt coloured bug to 5mmBL. WINGS dark and light brown. LEGS uniformly brown. ANTENNAE brown, with terminal segment dark.
Similar SpeciesPamerarma ventralis very similar, except antennae terminal segment with broad central pale band (vs. uniformly darkish).
Interest NoteNocturnal granivore and herbivore.
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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.04.29 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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