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Psammodes sulcicollis. Peringvey

Psammodes sulcicollis. Peringvey

Family: Tenebrionidae Psammodes
From: Wankie Zimbabwe
Size: 60 mm

Wankie Zimbabwe. Cought 9th December 1999. They do get larger than this specimen, but I have never cought a larger one. They are reputed to reach 80mm and are the largest Tenebrionid in the world. From the Colin R. Owen collection.

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