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Hi !

I have got this beetle in a wine trap, in an old oak. I think it is Phymatodes femoralis, but without any documentation, I'm obviously not sure. Could it be a black form of Phymatodes testaceus ? The size is 9 mm.

These two beetles belong to two different subgenus : Melasmetus Reitter, 1913 and Phymatodes Mulsant, 1839, and I don't know how to determinate them. Both can be found in Armenia.

Thanks for your help.

Dominique

Phymatodes (Melasmetus) femoralis (Ménétriés, 1832)!

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S'i fosse acqua, i' l'annegherei
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Thanks, Marcello. Would you have by chance a description of femoralis ?

no, i'm sorry. I will try to get it anyway!

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"S'i fosse fuoco, arderei 'l mondo,
S'i fosse vento, lo tempesterei,
S'i fosse acqua, i' l'annegherei
s'i fosse dio, mandereil' en profondo" ( Cecco Angiolieri).