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Pierre
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Posted - 26/02/2012 :  08:31:38  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote


Cordylomera spinicornis from Cameroon; the typical look for this species.
22 mm

Pierre
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Posted - 26/02/2012 :  08:34:03  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote

Another male, also from Cameroon.
Brighter colours and flashy red legs. Is this also a spinicornis, or some (doubtful) subspecies?
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Pierre
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Posted - 26/02/2012 :  08:35:21  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote

This female, from Togo, has the same red legs.
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Francesco
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Posted - 26/02/2012 :  08:54:53  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Francesco's Homepage  Reply with Quote
It always is the same species.
It remains some taxonomic problems concerning some forms, which some authors consider subspecies. The name of several varieties might be changed as well...
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Pierre
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Posted - 26/02/2012 :  14:06:15  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
That was my guess. It's always the same problem when simple colour variations become immediately a new taxon.
It seems that African beetles are particularly exposed to this tendency ...
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