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Konstantin
Member Demonax
Russia
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 Posted - 07/05/2013 : 14:40:06
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Central Laos, Vien Kam |
Edited by - Xavier on 07/10/2015 13:38:12 |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 15/05/2013 : 08:26:08
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| It belongs to Artimpaza genus, or close; I'm searching... |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 15/05/2013 : 16:45:21
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Here the original description of Artimpaza metallica (Pic, 1918) in Mélanges exotico-entomologiques, 27, 1918.
Falsodebilla metalllca n. sp.
Elongatus, nitidus, nigro-viridescens, griseo et pro parte dense pubescens et albo hirsutus; thorace elongato, inequale, lateraliter dense rugulosoque punctato, in disco loeve aut sparse punctato, sulcis pubescentibus munitis; elytris ad medium paulo strangulatis, apice ad suturam parum dehiscentibus; infra corpore dense pubescente; pedibus longe et sparse pilosis.
Long. 10 mill. Chine : Yunnan.
I can't see on your picture if it's this species or not. May be you can ? |
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Vitali
Member Rosalia
Estonia
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Posted - 27/06/2013 : 13:20:02
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According to the work by Tian et al., on China Artimpaza in Zootaxa there is only one species, A. biplagiata, with reddish (or reddish brown) “clavate part of femora...“ in China.
Did you check this species? The beetle in the photo seems to have at least hind femora reddish brown. |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 27/06/2013 : 18:04:06
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Hi Vitali  , ...how did you find this paper ? |
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Vitali
Member Rosalia
Estonia
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Posted - 27/06/2013 : 23:37:06
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Hi Xavier,
I understood your question in a straight way. Check your e-mail  |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 28/06/2013 : 07:58:32
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
12137 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2015 : 13:32:32
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quote:
Originally posted by Vitali
According to the work by Tian et al., on China Artimpaza in Zootaxa there is only one species, A. biplagiata
A.biplagiata Gahan looks totally different; the original drawing is here
The species described by Tian et al. is very doubful. I have found some holotypes specimens in MNHN in kind of "forgotten boxes" , but I have not seen 3 holotypes from the same area (south China / Laos, etc) and I do not kwow where they are; so I can not understand how it is possible to describe a new species- blackish like other species ! - without checking those holotypes... |
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 07/10/2015 : 13:37:44
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| Artimpaza metallica (Pic, 1918) is a good option, for the name, and for the country. |
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Laos: Artimpaza metallica
