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Dusan
Member Purpuricenus
Slovakia
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 Posted - 21/01/2011 : 08:44:35
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Aphiorhynchus?
From Australia - Queensland.
The size of specimen is 11 mm. |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 21/01/2011 : 17:44:52
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Aphiorhynchus Lacordaire, 1869 should be a junior synonym of Psilomorpha Saunders, 1850 and has a slimmer habitus, like that.
This beetle seems to me representative of the genus Stenoderus. It might be Stenoderus ostricilla Newman, 1850, but I have to check the description. |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
9555 Posts |
Posted - 27/01/2011 : 10:18:05
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With a lot of difficulties, I have finally found the description of Stenoderus ostricilla Newman, 1850 and of the close S. opacicollis Aurivillius, 1917.
Though the numerous differences claimed by the latter author, these species are nearly identical, the only difference being the pronotum: shining in ostricilla and opaque in opacicollis. But I cannot detect it in your picture. |
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Dusan
Member Purpuricenus
Slovakia
101 Posts |
Posted - 27/01/2011 : 11:21:57
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| Thanks! The pronotum is shining, so it is ostricilla. |
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Australia: Stenoderus ostricilla
