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cerambyphil
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Posted - 01/04/2018 :  16:54:25  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote

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Left : Aeolesthes aurifaber (White, 1853) female from East Kalimantan, 36 mm
Right : Aeolesthes salomeae Jacquot, 2019 female from East Kalimantan, 45 mm.

Aeolesthes salomeae has shorter antennae, strongly transverse pronotum (L/l = 0,75-0,8) with a median smooth area, coarsely and densely punctuated gula with a deep groove as wide as the gula.

Edited by - cerambyphil on 07/02/2019 10:24:38

Xavier
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Posted - 07/02/2019 :  17:58:02  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Is it the Holotype of this new species ?
Congratulations Philippe !
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cerambyphil
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Posted - 12/02/2019 :  19:58:14  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Hi Xavier,
Yes it is the only specimen I ever seen.
Thank you very much for your support.
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dryobius
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Posted - 12/02/2019 :  20:57:46  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
This species is similar to Massirachys mariae, particularly by the large size.
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cerambyphil
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Posted - 13/02/2019 :  06:44:32  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Hi Dan,
You are right, I had the same feeling.
A. salomeae has the femoral teeth less acute than others Aeolesthes, the size of its pronotum (L/l = 0.79) is close to that of M. mariae (0.85) but its temples are short, the wrinkles on the pronotum are more pronounced than M. mariae with a distinct smooth area. The size of A. salomeae is comparable with A. gloriosa (47mm long female in my collection).
A. salomeae maybe a beginning of transition form between the 2 genus ?
It would be interesting to compare it with a female of M. mariae...
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cerambyphil
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Posted - 13/02/2019 :  23:01:52  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Thank you Dan for sending the female of Massirachys mariae.
It is very interesting to observe.


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M. mariae has thiner and shorter antennae; the pronotum is similar in size without smooth area and with shallower wrinkles; temples are longer, ...They are really 2 different species but with a very similar body and livery!
Now could someone sending the male of A. salomeae, please!

Edited by - cerambyphil on 13/02/2019 23:04:50
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Francesco
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Posted - 13/12/2019 :  10:38:16  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Francesco's Homepage  Reply with Quote
The shape of the discal smooth field reminds me of Trirachys achilles (here the type male).
Anybody has got the female of this species?
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cerambyphil
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Posted - 13/12/2019 :  16:33:20  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
This week I thought this species looked a lot like Massirachys mariae!
But you are right Francesco, the pronotum is as transverse as my specimen, the spines at the apex of the femora are identical to salomeae with a blunt tip, and as you write, the pronotal flat area is the same.
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Francesco
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Posted - 06/10/2022 :  19:15:49  Show Profile  Email Poster  Visit Francesco's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by cerambyphil

the spines at the apex of the femora are identical to salomeae with a blunt tip, and as you write, the pronotal flat area is the same.

Consequently, I moved your species to the genus Trirachys in this article.
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