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I have nothing more to add about this magnificent genus, because Maurizio added this complete paper here: viewtopic.php?f=225&t=4716&hilit=Steraspis

I have just this species, as well poorly labelled Egypt, without a date. The specimen is 33mm length. Well another jewel of the Middle East.

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Ciao
Adrian

Nel catalogo di Loebl & Smetana vengono considerate due subspecie:

Steraspis squamosa kindermanni Marseul, 1865: 89 A: CY IS JO LE SI SY
tamariscicola J. Thomson, 1878b: 13
Steraspis squamosa squamosa Klug, 1829: [no 10] (Buprestis) N: AE AG LB MO A: IS JO SI AFR
boyeri Solier, 1833:269
luctuosa J. Thomson, 1878a: 13

Curletti invece considera valida solo la specie nominale, e tutti gli altri sinonimi o nomina nuda.

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Maurizio Gigli
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