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This Attelabidae, maybe a Plassoderinus was collected at Karema, Western Tanzania. Size=6mm

Yes, genus Plassoderinus Voss. For the species, I need time.

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Silvano

Is it male or female?
Can you take a lateral picture?

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Silvano

I'll made this soon.

So I added the picture from a lateral view and a close-up of head and pronotum.

This is a rather difficult genus, although it includes a few species, distributed mainly in East Africa. I tried to understand something about it, but it would be necessary to examine numerous series, while I have a small number of specimens in my collection. I must also point out that I do not follow the systematic proposed by Legalov (2007).
I think your specimen is Plassoderinus flabellatus Voss, 1929, probably a male.
This could be the female.

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Silvano

Thanks Silvano!

Really Plassoderinus sp.

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Ciao Petr