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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Pierre[/i] [br][img]/public/imgforum/Pierre/201521215344_DSC_0305-001.JPG[/img][img]/public/imgforum/Pierre/20152121547_DSC_0307-001.JPG[/img] I would like to share with you this uncommon specimen of [i]Scatopyrodes[/i] which should be [i]S. beltii[/i] ssp. [i]fryi[/i] (Lameere, 1909). [i]Fryi[/i] is separated from [i]beltii[/i] by its short antennae and the strong deep puncture especially behind the eyes and the sides of the head. This male comes with labels from Satipo, Peru. Now, as far as I know any [i]Scatopyrodes[/i] has ever been reported from Peru. The typical ssp. is occurring in Central America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras). The ssp. [i]fryi[/i] follows more southwards (Columbia, Ecuador). Intermediate forms between the two ssp. are known. Peru could be a logical extension for this item. It would be interesting to know if there are other specimen from Peru in order to confirm the presence of this great species. [/quote]    Insert an Image File Check here to include your profile signature.