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Hycleus sp, 8 mm. Larache beach.

Dovrebbe essere Hycleus ruficornis (Fabricius, 1798)

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Daniele

Thanks Daniele, I considered that species when I tried to identify it but I excluded it, because I saw that species with a golden pilosity on elitra instead of black. Maybe it is a ssp or a variety.

It can be viewed at this link under the name of Zonabris igneopubescens.

https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... a_Escalera

It is probably H. rufipalpis because of its pronotum and the pubescence.

Hi all. I agree with Lada: it seems to be rufipalpis, endemic to the coastal Morocco.
Ciao, Marco