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[quote][i]Originally posted by Bennyboymothman[/i]
[br]Hello all
I am quite confused by this specimen I received from China.
Initially I thought it was [i]Apriona swainsoni[/i], a Female.
But on comparison with my other specimens I am now not very sure.
Are there regional differences in specimens? 
Any help appreciated.

Data: Female - 25-05-14 - Mt Dayaoshan - 1200m - Pingban - Guangxi - China

Here is the specimen

[img]/public/imgforum/Bennyboymothman/201513112323_Apriona swainsoni - Female - 25-05-14 - Mt Dayaoshan - 1200m - Pingban - Guangxi - China.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 311.16 KB[/size=1]

And here are my two specimens of Apriona swainsoni from Vietnam and Thailand respectively

[img]/public/imgforum/Bennyboymothman/201513112518_Apriona swainsoni - 04-2014 - Bato Mts - Quang Ngai Prov - 950m - Vietnam.JPG[/img][br][size=1]Bato Mts - Quang Ngai Prov, 950m, Vietnam[/size=1]

[img]/public/imgforum/Bennyboymothman/201513112451_Apriona swainsoni - 06-2012 - Phrae wang shin - North Thailand.JPG[/img][br][size=1] Phrae Wang Shin, North Thailand[/size=1]
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Bennyboymothman	Posted - 31/01/2015 : 12:06:10 Hello all I am quite confused by this specimen I received from China. Initially I thought it was Apriona swainsoni, a Female. But on comparison with my other specimens I am now not very sure. Are there regional differences in specimens? Any help appreciated. Data: Female - 25-05-14 - Mt Dayaoshan - 1200m - Pingban - Guangxi - China Here is the specimen 311.16 KB And here are my two specimens of Apriona swainsoni from Vietnam and Thailand respectively Bato Mts - Quang Ngai Prov, 950m, Vietnam Phrae Wang Shin, North Thailand
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Bennyboymothman	Posted - 31/01/2015 : 12:55:41 Hi Francesco. I suspected this as I have the revision of the Apriona genus. Thanks very much. Ben
Francesco	Posted - 31/01/2015 : 12:51:18 There are no other similar species in the area. That of Vietnam might belong to the ssp. basicornis Fairmaire, 1895, but Jiroux was uncertain concerning its validity. The last specimen might belong to the variety (once subspecies) pallescens Breuning.

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