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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 04/01/2025, 20:57 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus Marsham, 1802 - Meloidae |
Hello  , I have this Meloe specimen, it was collected on 7 December 2024 in a deciduous forest in Romania, the specimen being active during the night. It could be Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus or maybe mediterraneus? What are the differences between these 2 species? From what I know they look very much alike  |
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| Autore: | Chalybion [ 05/01/2025, 21:03 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus or something else? |
In my opinion, it seems more overlapping to M. rugosus by the aspect of pro and mesosoma; - antennae slenderer and longer than mediterraneus; - head less wide, frontal sulcus uniformely deep up to frontoclypeal suture; - pronotum clearly restricted back, well angled forward, with deep and narrow median sulcus; points, in anterior part at least, apparently rugose. Genitalia also appear to be similar, but actually very similar to mediterraneus too. Wait for others more reliable opinions.
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 08/01/2025, 8:53 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus or something else? |
Dear Giorgio, thank you very much for your opinion on this one, I will label it Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus for now  
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| Autore: | Marco A. Bologna [ 19/04/2025, 10:17 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus Marsham, 1802 - Meloidae |
I agree that it is M. (Eurymeloe) rugosus; it differs from mediterraneus because of its pronotum less transverse, more pentagonal and with a middle furrow; moreover the integuments are shiner. The rugosus comex includes two very similar species in Italy, I descibed (digiuliorum, apenninicus, and two new undescribed species in Turkey. Marco |
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| Autore: | alexaandru [ 24/04/2025, 15:06 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Meloe (Eurymeloe) rugosus Marsham, 1802 - Meloidae |
Thank you very much Marco for your responses! 
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