Hello, I found this small (4 mm) elateridae in a hollow of a willow. Any idea about it's name?
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 22/07/2016, 12:56 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Adrastus montanus (Scopoli, 1763) (cf.) - Elateridae |
Hello, I found this small (4 mm) elateridae in a hollow of a willow. Any idea about it's name? |
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| Autore: | Anostirus [ 22/07/2016, 17:50 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
 Species of the genus Adrastus. Difficult to define the species from a picture, it seems a male and the genitalia must be examined. By the blackish colour it could be montanus (Scopoli) or a melanic form of axillaris Erichson.
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 22/07/2016, 19:05 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
Many thanks Giuseppe   , tomorrow I will extract the genitalia and a picture will be uploaded here 
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 23/07/2016, 16:58 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
That's all I can get for the moment  , I hope this help |
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| Autore: | Anostirus [ 23/07/2016, 18:37 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
Dear Alexandru, your picture is not the aedeagus but only one of the parts where the genitalia are protected. The aedeagus is trilobate, penis and two lateral paramera.
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 23/07/2016, 18:42 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
ohh , so the genitalia is inside this structure or I should look inside the beetle again ?
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| Autore: | Anostirus [ 23/07/2016, 18:54 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
From the picture I cannot see if the aedeagus is inside!
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 26/07/2016, 12:50 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
This is all I can do with what I have at home, I don't know if it helps....  |
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| Autore: | Anostirus [ 26/07/2016, 21:14 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
| Dear Alexandru, the apex of penis is folding, the base is semidestroyed. I think that we can determine it as Adrastus montanus (Scopoli) cf.
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 27/07/2016, 18:55 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateridae from tree hollow |
Dear Giuseppe, again thank you very much for your help ! 
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