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Post by takahe on Apr 27, 2011 3:32:14 GMT -8
Anyone know the genus and species of these 2 scarabs? The larger one is from Indonesia and looks pretty obviously to be a Cetonid. The smaller one was collected in Florida by a college friend. Not sure, but maybe a Rutelid?
Bradleigh
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Post by thanos on Apr 27, 2011 5:06:59 GMT -8
The Dynastinae beetle on the right from Florida is a Cyclocephala species (June beetle).
Thanos
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Post by thanos on Apr 27, 2011 5:18:43 GMT -8
And the Indonesian Cetoniinae on the left is a Thaumastopeus species.
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Post by takahe on Apr 29, 2011 2:37:20 GMT -8
Thanks Thanos. Amazing that this is a Dynastid since it's so small, but I searched the genus online and think I found it. It's sure going to look odd with all the other huge ones in my Dynastinae drawer.
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Post by thanos on Apr 29, 2011 11:39:24 GMT -8
Yes,there are also very small Dynastinae,like for example the rare Callicnemis sardiniensis,endemic to Sardinia island.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2011 15:53:48 GMT -8
Hi Thanos,
Hey, would you --by chance--be willing to take another pic of the Cetoniid with more light. I'd like to see the area where the pronotum meets the elytra and the legs more. Do you have a specific location in ID for a location?
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Post by thanos on Apr 30, 2011 15:07:16 GMT -8
Bill,I think you should make this question to Bradleigh and not me (the specimens are not mine  ). Thanos |
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Post by takahe on Apr 30, 2011 15:55:11 GMT -8
Hi Bill, Here's another picture. It's from Irian Jaya. I got it from a dealer that sent it to me in place of something else I ordered that he didn't have. Bradleigh Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2011 16:21:19 GMT -8
oops---sorry Thanos  Bradleigh, After looking at your pics, my best guess is that you have a Lomaptera species.....likely albertisi. I say this because of the shape of the pronotum into the elytra and the femur coloration which is very similar to my Lomapteras. While it does resemble Thaumostopeus a bit, I'd toss out Lomaptera albertisi as the one. Love to hear what others out there think  |
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Post by thanos on Apr 30, 2011 16:39:08 GMT -8
Bill,you're right. It's a Lomaptera albertisi and not a Thaumastopeus sp. The pronotum in both Lomaptera and Thaumastopeus has the same shape to the elytra,but the outer edge of the front tibia of Thaumastopeus has spines which are absent from Lomaptera,and also the brownish femur that you mentioned is a good key.On Thaumastopeus the leg is uniformly black or green coloured.So,after checking these features better,I'm sure you are right.
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