Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)

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HaukeKoch wrote:

7 Dec 2024

This is likely A. viriditarsis, but would be good to see the underside to exclude A. montanus.

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

Melmo wrote:

23 Nov 2024

Have fixed

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

AlisonMilton wrote:

23 Nov 2024

@Melmo Hi, There's no photo attached.

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

HaukeKoch wrote:

4 Oct 2024

I've set it back to Anoplognathus sp. as I think it's more likely a female A. olivieri. Ideally, a view of the pygidium is best to distinguish between the two (and A. pallidicollis, which can also look similar). The male clypeus is also much broader in shovel-like in A. olivieri. For comparison, here are some images of A. olivieri and A. porosus from the area (A. porosus is quite variable in terms of the colouration and patterning on the elytra across it's range):

A. olivieri:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=-36.50875819474151&nelng=150.47078690777164&swlat=-37.482709761110456&swlng=149.67427811870914&taxon_id=519430

A. porosus:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=-35.235754037276045&nelng=150.75643143902164&swlat=-37.482709761110456&swlng=149.54244218120914&taxon_id=201879

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)

HaukeKoch wrote:

23 Jun 2024

Likely A. viriditarsis given the location and description, but I can't make out enough from the picture.

Anoplognathus sp. (genus)