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Autore: | vahemart [ 04/09/2014, 9:35 ] | ||
Oggetto del messaggio: | Pharaonus caucasicus (Reitter, 1893) - Scarabaeidae | ||
Pharaonus caucasicus (Reitter, 1893)
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Autore: | Glaphyrus [ 04/09/2014, 11:35 ] |
Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Pharaonus caucasicus (Reitter, 1893) - Scarabaeidae |
Another nice species. Why don't you write us something about his habitat and behaviour? |
Autore: | vahemart [ 05/09/2014, 12:12 ] |
Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Pharaonus caucasicus (Reitter, 1893) - Scarabaeidae |
Glaphyrus ha scritto: Another nice species. Why don't you write us something about his habitat and behaviour? Yes, another nice and rare species ![]() This Pharaonus in Armenia habitat in sands near Goravan, host plant is Calligonum polygonoides. ![]() |
Autore: | vahemart [ 05/09/2014, 12:12 ] |
Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Pharaonus caucasicus (Reitter, 1893) - Scarabaeidae |
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Autore: | Honza [ 05/09/2014, 14:10 ] | ||
Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Pharaonus caucasicus (Reitter, 1893) - Scarabaeidae | ||
Identification key to the Pharaonus species Note. Pharaonus lederi turcmenius is not included in the key below because the only known specimen has not been studied by the author. 1 (2) Pronotum and elytron bare, without macrosetae; protibia tridentate externally; body length: 10.4–11.2 mm; Levant, SE Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait. ........................................................... P. varicoloreus (Burmeister) 2 (1) Pronotum and elytron (at least around scutellar plate) bearing macrosetae; protibia bidentate (Fig. 1). 3 (4) Dorsal surface of head, pronotum and scutellar plate with considerably dense, whitish, recumbent macrosetation; body length: 8.0–9.5 mm; deserts of Middle Asia. ...................................... P. semenowi (Reitter) 4 (3) Dorsal surface of head, pronotum and scutellar plate with more sparse, whitish or pale, erect or semierect macrosetation. 5 (6) Clypeus flat, margins not elevate; body length: 9.0–10.0 mm; Afghanistan, deserts of Middle Asia. .......... ................................................................................................................................ P. lederi lederi (Reitter) 6 (5) Clypeus weakly depressed medially, margins considerably elevate. 7 (8) Pronotal punctation fine, sparse, somewhat irregularly distributed, punctures separated by 2-3 their diameters; body length: 8.8–8.9 mm; Armenia, NE Turkey. ...................................................... P. caucasicus (Reitter) 8 (7) Pronotal punctation coarse, dense, almost regularly distributed, punctures separated approximately by their diameter. 9 (10) Dorsal surface of head, pronotum and lateral parts of abdominal ventrites with more dense, considerably long erect or semierect, almost whitish macrosetae; pygidium covered with long and dense almost recumbent macrosetae forming two whitish spots near basis; aedeagus stout, broader, especially in lateral view (Fig. 3); lateral outline of parameres shallowly sinuate (Fig. 3); body length: 8.7–10.2 mm; Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia ................................................................................................... P. fasciculatus (Burmeister) 10 (9) Dorsal surface of head, pronotum and lateral parts of abdominal ventrites with less dense, not considerably long erect pale macrosetae; pygidium covered with considerably long, sparse, erect macrosetae concentrated laterobasally (not forming whitish spots) (Fig. 1); aedeagus slender, relatively narrow, especially in lateral view (Fig. 5); lateral outline of parameres broadly rounded (Fig. 4); female unknown; body length: 8.7 mm; Algeria (central Sahara). .............................................................................................. P. saharicus sp. nov.
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Autore: | vahemart [ 07/09/2014, 15:16 ] |
Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Pharaonus caucasicus (Reitter, 1893) - Scarabaeidae |
Thanks! |
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