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This dried specimen held in the Museum of Victoria.
COL 29082 and labelled P. paphia
It is from Geraldton WA.
The three records are all close to Perth, WA
See a live one here;
This beetle is possibly misidentified by Blackburn and mislabelled in most collections. and is in fact Paropsis confusa.
The WA population of Paropsis confusa is possibly a distinct species. Paphia is obsolete.
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