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Wood pasture, 650m altitude, Nuoro, Sardinia
on Giant Fennel, Ferula communis
25th May 2010, size 15mm
Eyes in life- unbanded
Several individuals taken at different locations on the island

Strongly hooked antennae and dusted subcallus suggests Dasyrhamphis anthracinus. Fauna Europaea and Chvala (1972) list both D. anthracinus and D. ater for Sardinia but I wonder if some D. ater specimens are really dark/greasy D. anthracinus ? The dusting on the frons is very fine (in the series I have) and is best viewed from above. Viewed from in front or the side or if the specimen is a little greasy, the subcallus can falsely appear polished. This is also true for the male, see seperate thread.

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