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 "ornithorynque" beetle? a rather strange one! - Anoxia australis
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 06-07-2009 01:53
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
This coleopter is very strange. I have never seen one like this! I saw it in Espinho beach (Sand dunes) on 2nd July 2009. It attacked me at midday... It was violent! It curious that this beetle remember in some way the ornithorynque... look at the front of that beast. It measures 2,5 cm. Maybe anyone will recognize this easily. I'M curious about this one. Thanks! jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [191.6Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 06-07-2009 11:37 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 06-07-2009 02:07
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I tried to post the other two photos, but it didn't leave to do that.  Yes, files below 195 KiB and without strange characters.... |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-07-2009 06:40
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Open the images in another image editor and save them again. That usually does the trick. And the general habitus of this specimen (apart from the colours) reminds me of Tenebrionidae. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 06-07-2009 07:28
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3331 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Anoxia sp. (Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae) |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 06-07-2009 11:37
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Thanks, Paul and Dima! Now I know this is an Anoxia australis  |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 06-07-2009 13:18
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2088 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Very far of Tenebrionidae Paul ;-) It's Scarabaeiformia > Scarabaeoidea > Melolonthidae > Melolonthinae > Anoxia australis, as Jorge says. It's very similar to Melolontha but much bigger (intermediate size between Melolontha and Polyphylla) and without sharp pygidium. I only saw Anoxia villosa, many years ago, but never Anoxia australis... |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 06-07-2009 13:20
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2088 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Ah, and the common English name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, is "Platypus"  |
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