Posted by nick upton on 30-01-2016 22:49
#1
Trichodes sp. but which one?? It doesn't quite match any i can find images for, and there are a lot out there.
It's close to T apiarius interruptus (see http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1050979/ ) but all images of T. apiarius seem to have dark antennae and these are quite pale.
Maybe a Turkish / Asian species little photographed…
Posted by Sundew on 05-02-2016 21:01
#2
There are a lot of
Trichodes species in South Europe, and several of them have yellow antennal clubs.
T apiarius, however, should have a red elytral suture and black elytra tips (and dark antennal clubs of course). So your
Trichodes is another species. I tried the key
http://www.coleo-...tm#anKer14 for the European species that is in German and, unfortunately, rich in typos but did not come to a satisfying result. So you should better try to contact Frank Koehler, he is an excellent coleopterologist.
Regards, Sundew
Posted by nick upton on 10-06-2016 17:49
#3
Many thanks for the feedback. An even trickier genus than I realised!