Elampus spina?, C Spain

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Elampus spina?, C Spain

Postby Piluca Alvarez » 08 Jan 2014 19:34

Can the Sleeping Beauty :mrgreen: be ID? Maybe Elampus spina? Can at least the genus be confirmed? Thanks in advance!! :ok:

On Thapsia villosa in area with mediterranean vegetation in the outskirts of Madrid on 08.06.2013.
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Re: Elampus spina?, C Spain

Postby Euchroeus » 12 Jan 2014 18:18

Hola Piluca!

Yes, the genus is confirmed :ok:

Unfortunately not all the main features are well visible in your specimen, the only one is the shape of the metanotal projection. Based on this character I would say spina too, but it would be better to examine the specimen ... :doh:

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Re: Elampus spina?, C Spain

Postby Piluca Alvarez » 13 Jan 2014 00:55

I guess it can be named Elampus cf. spina then :ok: :thanks: once more, Paolo!! :D
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