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Riana
Member Rosalia

South Africa
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Posted - 03/06/2018 :  17:32:08  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote






Good day all, this cerambycidae comes from South Africa, Cape.
Has no elytra and all claws bifid.
Length 9 mm.
Edited by - Riana on 04/06/2018 01:11:46

Capitaine
Scientific Collaborator

France
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Posted - 03/06/2018 :  18:24:28  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Wow ! its' against Coleoptera definition !
It looks like a Cerambycidae in relation with the number of articles on antennae and tarsus but it can't be !

Maybe the elytrae are missing, have you accuratly checked the normal attachment point of elytrae ?

Anyway, strange for me ....
Claude
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Riana
Member Rosalia

South Africa
737 Posts
Posted - 03/06/2018 :  20:01:08  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Hi Claude, yes we do believe the elytra are missing, the person who caught it noted that it did not have elytra at time of capture. We are hoping that someone can give guidance based on the wing venation.
Edited by - Riana on 03/06/2018 20:04:07
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Jérôme Sudre
Member Rosenbergia

France
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Posted - 03/06/2018 :  20:50:58  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
according to the wing morphology it is a laminae probably a Phytoecia and look maybe on the side of Phytoecia (Blepisanis) densepuncticeps or near?
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Riana
Member Rosalia

South Africa
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Posted - 04/06/2018 :  01:07:37  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Thanks Jérôme, Looks very close besides the coloration of the femurs and basal part of the tibia. maybe just a color variation.
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Jérôme Sudre
Member Rosenbergia

France
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Posted - 04/06/2018 :  19:14:32  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Good evening Riana

I will not be able to do better .... Already when the insect are in good conditions I have trouble ... then there is sport to be precise .... If however I have other ideas I do you know but densepuncticeps seems close to me?
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