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Vitali
Member Rosalia
Estonia
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 Posted - 06/12/2011 : 09:03:26
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Interesting, isn't it?
Mimicking a moth? |
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Littlebeetle23
Member Purpuricenus
France
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Posted - 07/12/2011 : 08:56:54
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I think it could be a Spilotragus from the Tragocephalini tribe.
And maybe S. xanthus Jordan, 1903 but I'm not sure especially with the coloration of the pronotum. |
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Vitali
Member Rosalia
Estonia
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Posted - 07/12/2011 : 11:47:26
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Thank you, Mickael, for the idea about Spilotragus.
According to the Lamiaires du Monde, only one species, S. ornatus Gahan, 1898 is spread in Tanzania.
I have the original descriptions of both S. ornatus and S. xanthus. The yellow pattern of S. ornatus does not correspond to my beetle.
On the other hand, the description of S. xanthus fits it perfectly. Including also the description of the pronotal pattern: "Prothorax pale yellow ; a rather ill-defined vitta below the short side-tubercle, an apical and a median lateral discal dot, a mesial apical dot and a mesial discal rounded patch covered with blackish brown pubescence..."
So, I am almost sure the beetle is Spilotragus xanthus Jordan 1903. |
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Littlebeetle23
Member Purpuricenus
France
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Posted - 08/12/2011 : 08:50:43
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| In the bibliography, this species is already known from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Congo and Tanzania. |
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Tanzania: Spilotragus xanthus
