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Bennyboymothman
Member Rosenbergia
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/02/2020 : 16:09:23
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Pterolophia Not sure on this chunky specimen.
Data: 10-2013 - Manokwari Region - Arfak Mountains 1170m - West Papua Prov - Indonesia
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Xaurus
Member Rosenbergia
Germany
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Posted - 12/02/2020 : 23:33:05
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maybe Prosoplus bankii (F., 1775), erroneously recently under Rhytiphora ! |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 13/02/2020 : 08:54:50
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quote: Originally posted by Xaurus
erroneously recently under Rhytiphora !
No problem Andreas, we are preparing an article to fix this problem. |
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Bennyboymothman
Member Rosenbergia
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/02/2020 : 22:26:00
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Thanks both! |
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Bennyboymothman
Member Rosenbergia
United Kingdom
1629 Posts |
Posted - 13/02/2020 : 22:29:11
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Although on second look, the markings don't match for bankii, possibly another Prosoplus species? |
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Xaurus
Member Rosenbergia
Germany
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Posted - 13/02/2020 : 23:56:49
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there are many species of Prosoplus described, bankii is widespread and shows a large variation, many of Breuning's types are in really bad conditions, so the ID is a big challenge. |
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Xaurus
Member Rosenbergia
Germany
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Posted - 13/02/2020 : 23:58:23
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Great Francesco - the first step is to fix the genus |
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Gontran
Member Rosenbergia
Canada
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Posted - 14/02/2020 : 16:08:55
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Is it correct if I send a photo of 10 species (side by side) of Australian Prosoplus species collected from 1933 to 1989. First it would help me to know if these are all really gen. Prosoplus, and if necessary I could try to make better photos one by one. But they won't be as good as Andreas'ones. I don't know who identified those specimens but I am sure the ID is a very big challenge and there are certainly many synonyms.... and errors. |
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Gontran
Member Rosenbergia
Canada
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Posted - 15/02/2020 : 15:20:47
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To compare: this specimen from Australia, Karumba, QLD, Febr. 10, 1988. Identified as Prosoplus banki (F.)=bankii.
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 15/02/2020 : 18:04:57
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None of them is P. bankii. |
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Gontran
Member Rosenbergia
Canada
1150 Posts |
Posted - 15/02/2020 : 20:30:55
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That's what I suspected. Thank you Francesco. |
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Bennyboymothman
Member Rosenbergia
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/02/2020 : 22:20:16
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The plot thickens with Rhytiphora and Prosoplus! |
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