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orionmystery
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Posted - 06/03/2012 :  05:08:48  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit orionmystery's Homepage  Reply with Quote


I found this 1 inch long beetle in a forest in Selangor, Malaysia.
Pterolophia Hylobrotus (?)
Help on ID appreciated

Edited by - Xavier on 28/01/2016 00:05:41

Francesco
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Posted - 06/03/2012 :  21:11:14  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Francesco's Homepage  Reply with Quote
...maybe it is better to search among Choeromorpha (Mesosini)...
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Francesco
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Posted - 11/03/2012 :  22:13:25  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Francesco's Homepage  Reply with Quote
It might be Choeromorpha (s. str.) vivesi Breuning, 1978.
There is another specimens in the Forum here.
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orionmystery
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Posted - 21/03/2012 :  10:57:29  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit orionmystery's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Thanks, Francesco. Looks like match!
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orionmystery
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Posted - 22/03/2012 :  03:08:00  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit orionmystery's Homepage  Reply with Quote
One question, Francesco. You think the beetle was pooping or laying eggs? Thanks.
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Posted - 22/03/2012 :  07:20:57  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Francesco's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The first one... eggs are normally white.
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orionmystery
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Posted - 22/03/2012 :  10:15:12  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit orionmystery's Homepage  Reply with Quote
OK, thanks again, Francesco.
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