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another Anthaxia from Greece, I will say that is somewere near Anthaxia fulgurans... but don't know to tell them apart.
this one was collected in north-east of Greece (Thrace) in 18.may.2010 (41.666082 /26.243372).

possible to put a name from photo?

grazie,
cosmln

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Cosmin-Ovidiu Manci
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IN MY OPINION, this is a male of Anthaxia (Anthaxia) podolica podolica Mannerheim, 1837.

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Maurizio Gigli
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podolica will not have like fulgurans antennae completely dark in colour?

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Only in females. Males in my collection are with antennomera 6-11 testaceous. Males of fulgurans are with completely dark antennae.
However, the aedeagus of your specimen is the same of podolica.

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Maurizio Gigli
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podolica it is then, grazie Maurizio.

cosmln

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I am agree with Maurizios opinion. It should be Anthaxia podolica.

Anthaxia fulgurans has the well known big holes on the elytra in the apical zone, this specimen has no track of those holes and the picture is very accurate.

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Adrian