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Larry Bezark
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Posted - 18/03/2024 :  03:22:02  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
from Leyte Island.

Looks similar to T. lemoides but the longitudinal raised part of the pronotum is very narrow and ends in a small bubble.

Larry B.


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Xavier
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France
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Posted - 18/03/2024 :  13:15:27  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Probably a form of Tetraophthalmus fasciatus (Gahan, 1901), which has a similar longitudinal raised and narrow line on the pronotum; and exactly the same color for legs and antenna, etc.
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Xavier
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France
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Posted - 18/03/2024 :  13:30:42  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Many Tetraophthalmus species are highly variable. Here, 3 Tetraophthalmus gibbicollis (Thomson, 1865) collected on the same road in Thailand(Phrae) :

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Larry Bezark
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Posted - 18/03/2024 :  15:58:27  Show Profile  Email Poster  Reply with Quote
Thank you Xavier, yes quite a variable group.

Larry B.
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