Little Malachiidae from South Africa. 3 mm. If it were possible to determine at least to the genus.. that would be great
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| Autore: | Maxim Smirnov [ 25/03/2021, 19:03 ] | ||
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Dasytophasis sp. - Malachiidae - RSA | ||
Little Malachiidae from South Africa. 3 mm. If it were possible to determine at least to the genus.. that would be great
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| Autore: | gabrif [ 25/03/2021, 21:22 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Dasytophasis sp. - Malachiidae - RSA |
Hello Maxim, how many visible antennomeres does it have? 11 or 10 (because 2nd hidden inside the 1st, e.g. like a Protapalochrus)?  G.
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| Autore: | Maxim Smirnov [ 25/03/2021, 22:59 ] | ||
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA | ||
Hi, Gabriele! The antennae with 10 articles clearly. Here some bigger pic - maybe it's better to see it that way.
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| Autore: | gabrif [ 26/03/2021, 15:08 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA |
So, tribe Apalochrini. At least we know who to call for help. G.
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| Autore: | gabrif [ 26/03/2021, 15:33 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA |
Hello Maxim, can you please take a photo of the underside as well? Thanks G. |
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| Autore: | Maxim Smirnov [ 26/03/2021, 19:43 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA |
I'll give it a try, although it's pretty complicated right now. It is a very fragile creature and glued to the board plate
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| Autore: | strepens [ 27/03/2021, 14:59 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA |
Not exactly "Malachiidae" but "Dasytidae" (now Pagurodactylini tribe). It belongs to the genus Dasytophasis, most probably D. capicola Champion, 1923 (male sex). The antennae are 11/segmented, this strange construction consists from the 5th + 6th segments. You can see here a picture of the antenna (page 397) and the original description of D. capicola (page 385) : https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pag ... 1/mode/1up George |
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| Autore: | strepens [ 27/03/2021, 15:34 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA |
Surprisingly, R. Constantin (2001) considers that Pagurodactylini now belong to the Malachiinae (not to the Dasytinae) !!! But it is impossible to me, to find his article*, which probably contains also the original descriptions of 3 new genera in this group. * Constantin R (2001) Révision du genre Pagurodactylus Gorham, 1900 et des genres voisins d’Afrique australe (Coleoptera, Malachiidae). Entomologica Basiliensia 23: 5–87. |
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| Autore: | gabrif [ 27/03/2021, 19:12 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA |
 Good point, George. G.
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| Autore: | Maxim Smirnov [ 28/03/2021, 11:45 ] | |||
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Malachiidae - RSA | |||
Well, after that serious conceptualization I just had to do it. On the safe side.  Thanks friends!
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