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| Pierre |
Posted - 27/05/2010 : 19:46:14
These splendid blue Callichromatini come from southern Tanzania (30 mm).
They were labelled "Hadromastix ruficus", a name which is totally unknown to me.
Do you know something about it? |
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| Pierre |
Posted - 30/05/2010 : 10:03:08
Ah, I see... it has been a long time since I have used my latin! Ruficrus = rufus (reddish, red) and crus, -ris n. ("leg downwards the knee", which evidently designes the tibia). So Gerstaecker has choosen a very logical name...! |
| Francesco |
Posted - 29/05/2010 : 12:51:22
Yes, they are: Hadromastix ruficrus (Gerstäcker, 1855)... but I do not know why Gerstäcker selected this strange specific name (red cross). |
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