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Gontran
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Posted - 07/02/2018 :  16:32:20  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote

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From Sumatra, Padang, maybe Niphona hookeri ?
Confirmation please.
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Bennyboymothman
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Posted - 07/02/2018 :  17:13:34  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bennyboymothman's Homepage  Send Bennyboymothman a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Yes a Male of Niphona hookeri

Here's a Female




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Gontran
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Posted - 07/02/2018 :  17:26:51  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Thank you Ben. The female is neat!
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Xavier
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Posted - 07/02/2018 :  18:22:06  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Are those 2 specimens the same species ? I think that Gontran's specimen is closer to Niphona plagiata White, 1858.
Edited by - Xavier on 07/02/2018 18:29:49
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Bennyboymothman
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Posted - 07/02/2018 :  19:35:10  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bennyboymothman's Homepage  Send Bennyboymothman a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
Xavier is correct, looking at the head!
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Gontran
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Posted - 07/02/2018 :  20:23:55  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
And that's for sure the prontotum is quite different.
And it's also OK to find Niphona plagiata in Sumatra?
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Gontran
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Posted - 07/02/2018 :  20:48:24  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Merci Ben et Xavier.
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Bennyboymothman
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Posted - 08/02/2018 :  08:24:59  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Bennyboymothman's Homepage  Send Bennyboymothman a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
We got there in the end, nice Beetle!
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Gontran
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Posted - 08/02/2018 :  15:23:35  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Great. Thanks.
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