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Vitali
Member Rosenbergia
Estonia
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 Posted - 07/03/2013 : 10:01:06
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A species with uniform pubescence and golden scutellum. |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 07/03/2013 : 10:27:17
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Hi,
Your Acalolepta seems close to mine (A. elongata ?), here. |
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Vitali
Member Rosenbergia
Estonia
1001 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 11:18:25
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| Yes, indeed, but I have a series of 4-5 and contrary to your beetle they all have such a contrasting golden scutellum. |
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Vitali
Member Rosenbergia
Estonia
1001 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 11:39:05
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| Sorry, a wrong button. I wanted to finish... yes, my beetle is similar to A. elongata, if one disregards a light transverse band in elytra of the beetle shown in BioLib. |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
9552 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 19:42:44
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In fact, it might be a female of A. elongata (Xavier posted a possible male).
Could you take a picture of the forehead? |
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Vitali
Member Rosenbergia
Estonia
1001 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2013 : 22:36:36
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Here it is... as much as the resolution of my camera allows 
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
9552 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2013 : 07:55:52
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mmmhm... the vertex has no points (it fits) but the eyes are too small.
It might be a female of Acalolepta cervina (Hope, 1831)... there are other pictures in the forum. |
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Vitali
Member Rosenbergia
Estonia
1001 Posts |
Posted - 26/03/2013 : 21:50:41
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| I am getting confused now. Following the key to Acalolepta in Rondon & Breuning "Lamiines du Laos" A. cervina has "Front ponctué" and "Lobes inférieurs des yeux moitiés plus longs que les joues" ("deux fois plus longs que les joues" in some other species, like A. elongata) |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
9552 Posts |
Posted - 26/03/2013 : 22:34:25
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Yes I know: we have spoken about this topic here.
The keys of 1970 should not be considered.
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 21/10/2017 : 16:41:57
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| Coming back to this topic: where in China, exactly? |
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China, Acalolepta cervina ♀
