Post by thanos on Sept 24, 2011 1:53:13 GMT -8
I just saw an ad in the Classifieds (# 43415,Coleoptera,deadstock), placed by Jose Manuel Zevallos from Peru, about one '8cm Macrodontia itayensis'.
Firstly,this very rare species never reaches this size. A size of 6.5cm would be a top record maximum one for it.
Also,from the photo of this ad, it's clear that it's not itayensis. The photographed specimen looks like a female of M.castroi -not from Peru.
Be careful.
Thanos
UPDATE: I examined more the small photo of this ad, and the specimen looks more like a Macrodontia batesi female than a M.castroi. But again,not at all M.itayensis .
Firstly,this very rare species never reaches this size. A size of 6.5cm would be a top record maximum one for it.
Also,from the photo of this ad, it's clear that it's not itayensis. The photographed specimen looks like a female of M.castroi -not from Peru.
Be careful.
Thanos
UPDATE: I examined more the small photo of this ad, and the specimen looks more like a Macrodontia batesi female than a M.castroi. But again,not at all M.itayensis .
