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Streptocerus speciosus Fairmaire, 1850
.....Streptocerus speciosus Fairmaire, 1850: 55. (orig.comb.)
.....S. speciosus Dejean, 1833: 174. (nom. nud.)
.....S. dejeani Solier, 1851: 44. (synonym)
.....S. eusticticus Philippi, 1864: 316. (synonym)
.....S. speciosus regius Kriesche, 1922: 118. (synonym)
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S. speciosus Fairmaire, male. Photo by M.J. Paulsen |
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Distribution: Southern South America: Chile, Argentina.
Biology: None.
Remarks:
This species, known as the charól, is seen most commonly in the late afternoon scurrying around on tree trunks many meters above the ground. It is the only New World member of the subfamily Lampriminae, a predominantly Australasian group.
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