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L. Hart
Member Purpuricenus
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 25/03/2015 : 13:32:52
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Hi
Looking for id this species, Approx 15mm From Sumatra, Indonesia |
Edited by - Xavier on 27/01/2016 14:16:10 |
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jplami
Member Rosalia
France
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L. Hart
Member Purpuricenus
United Kingdom
425 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2015 : 16:55:46
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Thank you Jean-Philippe, but you you think this one is nearer Tetraophthalmus partitus (Gahan) 1901 ? |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 25/03/2015 : 17:06:18
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Original description of Tetraophthalmus partitus (Gahan, 1901).
From GAHAN C. J., 1901. A Revision of Astathes, Newm., and allied Genera of Longicorn Coleoptera. The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1901 (1): 37-74, pl. IV. |
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L. Hart
Member Purpuricenus
United Kingdom
425 Posts |
Posted - 25/03/2015 : 17:50:11
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Thank you Xavier, I am tending to lean towards partitus as mine has no black on shoulder as shown in "Cerambycidae Genus" website |
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dryobius
Member Rosenbergia
USA
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Posted - 25/03/2015 : 19:10:29
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| I would just call this Tetraophthalmus sp. and be satisfied. Some species in this genus are variable in the amount of black on the elytra. A friend of mine believes that this group are mimics of distasteful Chrysomelidae or Hemiptera, and so the color patterns are very unsteady between populations. I have numerous species of Tetraophthalmus and Bacchisa from Borneo and Sumatra which are impossible to identify based on the literature. |
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L. Hart
Member Purpuricenus
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25/03/2015 : 22:20:36
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Thank you, good advice 'dryobius'
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Sumatra: Tetraophthalmus nitens vs partitus?
