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Tenebrionidae sp. 15c

Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Alleculinae
Genus:Not identified
Species: sp. 15c
Photographed specimen:Sex = male. Length = 6.1mm.
Remarks: Species discrimination impossible without account to male genital characters in this group. Females are not to be safely sorted.
Collected by: M.M. Bos, canopy knockdown fogging. 30-IV-2005. Sampling campaign - April-May 2005
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Locality: Foot of Bulu Lonca (D5), Desa Toro, Kec. Kulawi, Kab. Dongala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,UTM 51 S (WGS-84) X 9833179, Y 170731, Alt. 815m
Subregion: Sulawesi


Ecology and Economy
Ecological notes: Adults of this group occur on foilage in forested habitats, sometimes in numbers. Larvae probably developing in the litter layer.
Habitat: Cacao agroforestry system with natural forest shade trees. Sampled tree: Theobroma cacao.
Agricultural role: No data yet
Management: No data yet

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