Paracetopsis bleekeri
Bleeker, 1862
(Type species)
Pieter Bleeker, 1819-1878 - collector of the type material
Synonyms
Cetopsis occidentalis
Cetopsis ventralis
Cetopsis ventralis
Length (total)
approx. 27 cm
Standard length (documented)
246.0 mm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
not known
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