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nasa
Member Rosalia
China
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 Posted - 05/04/2016 : 13:23:46
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A friend sent me the photo, I never saw this cool beetle, do you know what it is?
Thanks
locality: Shenzheng, Guangdong, South China. |
Edited by - Xavier on 05/04/2016 14:55:19 |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 05/04/2016 : 14:45:59
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It is an Phoracantha sp., may be Phoracantha recurva Newman, 1840 which lives on Eucalyptus trees.
It's a widespread invasive species, and it seems new for China. |
Edited by - Xavier on 05/04/2016 14:54:27 |
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nasa
Member Rosalia
China
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Posted - 05/04/2016 : 15:39:31
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Dear Xavier, thank you for your help.
I believe it may be Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius,1775) here are two photos, here is the holotype of Phoracantha recurva papua Gressitt = Phoracantha recurva Newman, 1840.
My friend told me this beetle flied in his friends' house, his friend collected this beetle and gave it to him. There are many Eucalyptus trees around his friends' house. |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 05/04/2016 : 15:50:26
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| I think it is P. recurva for its "curved" spines at antennae. |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 05/04/2016 : 18:06:39
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| Considering the antennal length, the dark elytral base and limbs, it also seems to me Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius, 1775). |
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Xaurus
Member Rosenbergia
Germany
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Posted - 06/04/2016 : 01:11:56
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I believe its P. recurva, the elytral base in semipunctata is for at least one quarter black and the apex is less yellow like a spot at each.
In south europe we have both sps introduced |
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China: Phoracantha recurva ♂
