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I think this is Protaetia (Netocia) araratica (Reitter, 1891)

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Vahe Martirosyan

Wow. I have never seen this species. How did you find it?

Catalogue of Life: 28th July 2016
http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/deta ... 9cbae05640

Protaetia (Netocia) excavata (Gory & Percheron, 1833) (accepted name)
Cetonia excavata Faldermann, 1835 (synonym)
Potosia (Melanosa) excavata araratica Reitter, 1891 (synonym)
Potosia (Melanosa) excavata lora Reitter, 1891 (synonym)
Potosia (Netocia) excavata virescens Medvedev, 1964 (synonym)


Löbl I. et Löbl D., 2016 - Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 3. Scarabaeoidea, Scirtoidea, Dascilloidea, Buprestoidea and Byrrhoidea. Revised and Updated Edition

araratica Reitter, 1891d: 69 (Melanosa) E: AB AR GG A: AF IN KI KZ TM TR UZ
excavata Faldermann, 1835a: 299 (Cetonia) [HN]
lora Reitter, 1891d: 68 (Melanosa)



Reitter E.,1891:Darstellung der echten Cetoniden-Gattungen und deren mir bekannte Arten aus Europa und den angrenzenden Ländern Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin (1):49-74

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Research Fields
Taxonomy, ecology, biomonitoring , faunistic of Staphylinidae

I found it near a road in Areni, on Carduus sp. among with a lot of N. hungarica armeniaca. It was only araratica in about 50 armeniacas. I've been explored Armenia very much in about 8 years and this is my first finding of araratica.

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Vahe Martirosyan

Thanks for the info dear collegue. So how do you prefer to name this species?

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Vahe Martirosyan

It looks a female... you should have tried a breeding

in my collection as Protaetia (Netocia) excavata (Gory & Percheron, 1833) - My pieces different from your specimens , maybe good subspecies Protaetia (Netocia) excavata araratica Reitter 1891 - Ararat in Turkey / Armenia

Description originale :
Gory M.H. & Percheron M.A. 1833 - Monographie des Cétoines et genres voisins, formant dans les familles naturelles de Latreille, le division des Scarabées Mélitophiles.
J.B. Baillières éditor. Paris :1-140

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Research Fields
Taxonomy, ecology, biomonitoring , faunistic of Staphylinidae

It's too late for breeding, but the idea of breeding is good

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Vahe Martirosyan

It is very unclear how to name this species, and the question needs further studies.

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Vahe Martirosyan

Protaetia (Netocia) araratica (Reitter, 1891)

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Research Fields
Taxonomy, ecology, biomonitoring , faunistic of Staphylinidae

Nice specimen, thanks for sharing!

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Vahe Martirosyan