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Mark
Member Nathrius
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17/03/2009 : 12:04:06
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Please can someone identify this chap.
Suspected origin - Taiwan.
Look forward to hearing from you.
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Edited by - Xavier on 27/01/2016 13:35:54 |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 17/03/2009 : 21:57:57
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The elytra bordered with grey and the broad wrinkles on the pronotum suggests an Apriona-species of the group germari-flavescens-rugicollis.
I am uncertain between germari (India, Indochina) and rugicollis (China, Taiwan, Indochina), which can be distinguished for the number of the elytral granules: 55-70 on each elytron in germari, 110-150 in rugicollis.
On the basis of the pictures I have, I guess the former.... |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
9462 Posts |
Posted - 29/01/2012 : 07:53:25
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By using the new good monograph by Eric Jiroux (Les Cahiers Magellanes NS 5), the showed characters (wrinkled pronotum, coarse elytral granules) imply Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat, 1852.
This species is largely widespread n China, Taiwan and Japan. |
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Taiwan: Apriona rugicollis
