Si tratta di un maschio di Neoplocaederus spinicornis (Fabricius, 1781). C'è un po' di confusione riguardo al nome di questa specie, a volta chiamata Plocaederus denticornis Olivier, 1795. La nomenclatura era stata già chiarita da Gahan quasi 120 anni fa, ma poi autori successivi hanno riportato entrambi i nomi o fornito immagini di esemplari determinati erroneamente.
Is it spinicornis? I don't see any spines on antennae...maybe they are oriented underneath, so they are not visible on this picture? If not, it is different from spinicornis: (http://www.cerambycoidea.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=408). The pronotum sculpture looks different too.
I have lost this topic. I identified this specimen as such since it was the only species recorded from Sao Thomé in a publication about the local fauna. Actually, I have some doubts concerning N. fucatus... I have to search the original descriptions in order to separate both species. One of both might be erroneous.
Sao Thomé, Neoplocaederus: fucatus ♂
Posted - 10/11/2009 : 18:58:08
