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Vitali
Member Rosalia
Estonia
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 Posted - 28/12/2011 : 23:18:32
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Obviously Ceresium; from Sierra Madre, Philippines.
Pronotum without a smooth central line, with rough but shallow punctuation, no tubercles.
If I consider this beetle dark brown, I arrive between C. vestigiale and C. raripilum, but the pronotum features or antennae proportions do not fit.
If I consider the beetle reddish brown, I arrive nowhere. (I used Hüdepohl, 1990 again). |
Edited by - Gerard on 30/01/2016 20:07:58 |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 29/01/2012 : 22:43:21
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According to me, it might be an immature female of Ceresium femoratum Aurivillius, 1927.
If you observe the first four antennomeres and the pronotal shape of this male (Hüdepohl, 1990a Fig. 36), there are not big differences. |
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Francesco
Forum Admin
Luxembourg
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Posted - 05/12/2015 : 09:32:49
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Coming back to this topic, it seems to me a fairly imamture Ceresium raripilum, whose type you can see here.
In my collection, I have got C. vestigiale, which shows a smooth area on the pronotal base.
I do not really believe to the antennal proportions... |
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Vitali
Member Rosalia
Estonia
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Posted - 06/12/2015 : 10:36:58
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Thank you, Francesco.
It seems to be C. raripilum indeed. Unfortunately, I have only one specimen. |
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