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when been in Kalogria area this big buprestid, Chalcophora detrita (Klug, 1829), was one of the commonest beetle (at least in day time)... tens of specimens were buzzing around any fallen pine.

in photos: some taken in nature, a mounted female and male genitalia.
nature photos are taken in 27.may.2010 and data of mounted specimens (female shown here and male owner of geniatalia) is 29.may.2010 (38.135535/21.375231).

aslo a question: this will be ssp marani Obenberger, 1935 (like is reported in Muhle, Brandl & Niehuis, 2000)?

grazie,
cosmln

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Yes, it's subspecies marani (if this subspecies is really valid. In my opinion it could be a synonym of detrita. However, now it is considered valid).

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