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| dryobius |
Posted - 14/01/2017 : 04:42:15
Astathes cyanipennis Thomson, 1865 (type locality Sulawesi) is a synonym of Tetraophthalmus calopterus (Pascoe, 1860) (type locality Borneo).
A photograph of the type of A. cyanipennis (in the Forum's Type Section) has a deep blue elytra.
I have seen about 10-12 specimens of T. calopterus from Sabah and their elytra is always violaceous, as shown in this image (size = 15mm).
The distribution of this species is unusual in that it appears to be recorded from both sides of Wallace's Line, unless the type locality of A. cyanipennis is an error.
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| Xavier |
Posted - 14/01/2017 : 10:22:36
My picture of A. cyanipennis (holotype from MNHN) is not too bad, but the color " deep blue" could be an effect of the orientation in natural light: a part of right shoulder has purple reflections. But I have no opinion on the identity of this species...
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