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| dryobius |
Posted - 26/11/2014 : 18:30:49
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Size: 50mm Locale: Daheishan, Sichuan, China
Could this O. callidioides White?
thanks for any help |
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| Francesco |
Posted - 15/12/2016 : 12:16:51
In my opinion, O. callidioides, grandis and perroti belong all to the same species (O. callidioides).
In fact, reading the original descriptions, it is easy to observe that both last authors knew O. callidioides only through White's drawing:
according to Gressitt (1951), O. grandis differs in the "3 article more than twice as long as scape"
and according to Lepesme, O. perroti a "le 3ème article plus que deux fois plus long que le scape"
This character shared by O. callidioides!
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| dryobius |
Posted - 27/11/2014 : 00:06:24
In my previous post, I meant to say that it does not have spines on the inside margin of the ANTENNAE !!! Sorry. |
| dryobius |
Posted - 27/11/2014 : 00:05:15
I have a female of the same species, I presume, which was in the same envelope as the male specimen which I posted here from Sichuan, China.
My female does not have any spines on the inside margin of the elytra.
Both of my specimens are in rather poor condition... missing legs and antennal segments.
The specimens in the photographs posted by Gerard could possibly be the same species (female from Laos, male from Vietnam ). I don't know, but it is possible.
I hope some Chinese colleagues would have some answers. |
| Xavier |
Posted - 26/11/2014 : 20:54:25
Original drawing of Oplatocera callidioides White, 1853 |
| Xavier |
Posted - 26/11/2014 : 20:38:41
Type of Oplatocera callidioides White, 1853 from BMHN
Well, spot and band look different on O.grandis Gr. |
| Gerard |
Posted - 26/11/2014 : 20:33:08
Hello Dan, there is another species that can match. Oplatocera grandis Gressitt, 1951.
Should compare the types. I think that it might be of the same species. |
