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| Bennyboymothman |
Posted - 09/11/2017 : 19:50:43
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Similar to Tmesisternus but I cannot place, something near?
Thanks.
Data: 29-07-11 - Asei Village - Yapen Island - West Papua - Indonesia - 18 mm |
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| Bennyboymothman |
Posted - 10/11/2017 : 14:35:09
Thank you vety much for your expertise! |
| cerambyphil |
Posted - 10/11/2017 : 10:09:12
After checking, I think Andreas is right.
T. laensis has a broad dull oblique band behind the base of the elytra. This band bear an oval ochreous spot near middle at the end of basal 1/4 and a similar smaller spot on side just anterior to middle of the elytra.
that is to say that the light spots are embedded in a dark brown background, while for T. sexmaculatus, the 3 discal and lateral spots are bordered with black, as for you specimen. |
| Bennyboymothman |
Posted - 10/11/2017 : 08:38:00
It does look very much like laensis on a second look... |
| Xaurus |
Posted - 10/11/2017 : 01:04:00
male or female ?
there is still a bit confusion in this part of the jaspideus-group, I think it's T. sexmaculatus Breuning & deJong, 1941 described from W-Papua.
T. laensis is very similar, the male has a different pronotum as the posted spm |
| cerambyphil |
Posted - 09/11/2017 : 20:19:49
It seems to be Tmesisternus laensis Gressitt, 1984 :
https://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Tmesisternus%20photos/Tmesisternus%20laensis%20%5BPNG,%20Busu%20River%5D.jpg
But a higher definition photograph would be welcome for this difficult group to identify ! |
