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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 12-03-2009 06:35
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 Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
About 3-4mm long insect. I found it on a rock, hiding in crevices. Pictured in Tanzania Muhammad Mahdi attached the following image:  [48.68Kb] Edited by Muhammad Mahdi on 12-03-2009 13:15 Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 12-03-2009 09:28
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
It is a beetle. I would place it to somewhere around Tenebrionidae, Tenebrioninae but I know little about beetles.
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 12-03-2009 13:20
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks Xespok. Anybody to id even further? Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-03-2009 01:12
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7285 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Certainly Tenebrioninae - if it were less pubescent and had a slightly different headshape, I'd say it was near Alphitobius, but I really don't know much about the African species
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 14-03-2009 06:41
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks Tony. Do you know any African beetle specialists? Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 14-03-2009 11:19
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7285 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'm not sure who's doing African tenebrionids at present - I'll make some enquiries.
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 15-03-2009 08:02
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Thanks Tony. 
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