Xaurus
Member Rosenbergia
Germany
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Posted - 12/06/2014 : 11:42:00
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Dear friends,
a colleague sent me a picture from a maybe (south ?) American sps caught in the Zoo of Hamburg (Germany), I have no knowledge about this kind of beetles, thanks for support. |
Edited by - Xavier on 12/06/2014 12:02:55 |
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Pierre-Olivier Maquart
Member Rosalia
United Kingdom
784 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2014 : 11:57:54
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Hello,
it's a female of Retrachydes thoracicus thoracicus (Olivier, 1790)
You are right, it's a South-American species (known from Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay & Argentina). It should have been imported with a log... |
Edited by - Xavier on 12/06/2014 12:02:21 |
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