Male of Dorysthenes (s. str.) rostratus (Fabricius, 1792), a species widespread in India and Ceylon. Here another male specimen of the gallery. The subgenus Dorysthenes (s. str.) is characterised by that prosternal appendix and a single lateral tooth at each side of the prothorax; if three teeth are present, the species belongs to the subgenus Dissosternus.
India: Dorysthenes (s. str.) rostratus ♂
Posted - 17/01/2010 : 21:06:32
