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Lenny
Member Purpuricenus
Thailand
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 Posted - 24/06/2017 : 07:25:05
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60 mm
Punjen Phrae
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Xavier
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 24/06/2017 : 13:24:08
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| The full name is Dorysthenes (Baladeva) walkeri Waterhouse, 1840. |
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Jaguarito
Member Purpuricenus
France
145 Posts |
Posted - 24/06/2017 : 15:05:17
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| The range of my collection is from 42 mm to 80 mm. The small one looks as it would be another species, compared to the other ones. The impression that enormous difference gives is incredible, but of course there is no possible mistake, it is just a dwarf. |
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Capitaine
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 27/06/2017 : 15:55:24
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I don't understand why a size of 60mm (6cm) for this species seems to be incredible !
In any case this guy is the widespread D. walkeri. |
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Jaguarito
Member Purpuricenus
France
145 Posts |
Posted - 27/06/2017 : 17:28:28
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Enormous misunderstanding. As my range is from 42 to 80, I have of course many specimens around 60 mm.
What is incredible is to see a giant one (80 mm) and a dwarf (42 mm) one close to the other. If it was not for the unmistakable mandibles, you would swear it cannot be the same species ! Due to the three dimensions, it means that the big one has around 7 times the volume of the small one. |
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Capitaine
Scientific Collaborator
France
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Posted - 28/06/2017 : 17:46:48
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Ok, I understand better. In fact, due to the environmental conditions during the larval stage, from time to time you can find a specimen having an outstanding size (giant or dwarft), but it's just a specimen which benefited from optimal or bad conditions in the larval stade.
I have many exemples of such size discrepancies among Prionini and Macrotomini (ex: D. granulosus 70mm and 40mm).. |
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Thailand Dorysthenes walkeri
