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| Autore: | Baris99 [ 28/07/2015, 18:02 ] | ||
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Plastocerus angulosus (Germar) - Elateridae | ||
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| Autore: | strepens [ 28/07/2015, 19:32 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateroidea? |
Wonderful, Plastocerus angulosus (Germar), male specimen. Now it belongs to the Elateridae, although has loaded previously in other families. Here are some more information: https://books.google.gr/books?id=Y2k7Wf ... us&f=false This insect exists also in Greece (Peloponnese, Aegean Islands). The major issue is to find again the female: From what little I know, the female was found only 1 time, in Asia Minor, in the 19th century. Probably it is totally black, with double size and wingless, but all of them need a confirmation ... 
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| Autore: | Baris99 [ 28/07/2015, 22:27 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateroidea? |
You are great,thanks again and again for ID.It was on Echium italicum.Is the host plant known? |
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| Autore: | strepens [ 29/07/2015, 10:54 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Elateroidea? |
goodmorning !!! I do not know anything about the host plant. The specimens of the collection here, from the Peloponnese (unfortunately, all males), have been found in a variety of plants (mostly Crataegus, Pyrus, Onopordon). The female probably lives on the ground, in holes into the soil. Something like the western-European genus Cebrio.
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| Autore: | strepens [ 04/08/2021, 13:02 ] |
| Oggetto del messaggio: | Re: Plastocerus angulosus (Germar) - Elateridae |
At last, 1 female was found, 28 years later from my first males (20/VII/2021): same color as the males, length 14.5 mm, winged. The main difference lies in the antennas, which have much shorter protrusions in their segments. George |
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