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genus: PORPHYRONOTA Burmeister, 1842
species: hebraea Olivier, 1789
origin: Zambia, Mufumbwe ; leg. Petr Malec 1/2005
species: maculatissima Boheman, 1860
origin: Malawi, Dedza ; leg. Petr Malec 4/2000
species: rougemonti (Holm, 1991)
origin: Ethiopia, near Finchawa ; leg. Petr Malec 5/2008
wild imago size: around 20 mm
note:
Porphyronota belong to long-living beetles, imago may live up to 2 years in captivity. The genus has very short lifecycle, however the oviposition starts several months after
imago hatch and mate.
genus: TRYMODERA Gerstaecker, 1867
species: aterrima Gerstaecker, 1867
subspecies: duvivieri Schoch, 1897
origin: Zambia; near Lusaka, leg. J. Touroult 3/2007

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Porphyronota rougemonti (having lunch with Anelaphinis)

Trymodera aterrima duvivieri (in situ photo made by J. Touroult, 2007)
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