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Species ID Suggestions

Cryptocephaline Beetle

Gonioctena cf. pseudogobanzi

Comments (4)

that looks pretty good - I think we got the genus
Thanks, Ioarie ( In remember your face, but not this name... :-)), that was also my final guess, but had still troubles with the species name. Gonioctena variabilis was one of my candidates, but Lisbon is not within the range: http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/gonioctena%20variabilis.htm http://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/view.php?ref=18925 All these beetles are extremely variable and show sexual dimorphism. Key issue for me was always the yellow color of head and pronotum. Most of the Cryptocephalinae has a black head/front. My final guess so far would be female Gonioctena pseudogobanzi. http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae/gonioctena%20pseudogobanzi.htm I take the risk for making a suggestion to open further discussion and try to get a confirmation. What do you think?
compare https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/468938-Gonioctena-fornicata
Not exactly sure about the family and genus, but it reminds me of Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae, but no match found.

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