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43 mm length. This is a very interesting adaptation in the Stigmoderini buccal armature. The labrum is prolonged and covered with a brush of hairs, so the maxillae to can gram the pollen and the mandibles are prolonged too to can cut the stamens and carpels of the flowers.
This is the single specimen I have and it is poorly labelled.

In the picture I present the body dorsal and ventral and the head in frontal and lateral view

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Ciao
Adrian

Take a look here.

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Maurizio Gigli
http://utenti.romascuola.net/bups
http://bup.xoom.it/

Bellissima specie!!!
Interessante l'adattamento dell'apparato boccale

Interesting. Thank you Maurizio. I will post 3 species of Stigmodera, but is a very old material, even not labelled.

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Ciao
Adrian

Thank you Marco. This is a wonderful world.

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Adrian

This is frequently a problem with exotic species.

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Maurizio Gigli
http://utenti.romascuola.net/bups
http://bup.xoom.it/