Identification The Devadattidae of Borneo, including Devadatta podolestoides, are very rare and difficult to separate; their thoracic and abdominal patterns are very close and, as almost always, vary in intensity with the age of the insect. Since the 2015 revision of the genus by Dow, Hämäläinen, and Stokvis (1), we know that there are (at
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It is an understatement to say that this Platycnemididae, Elattoneura longispina, is rare. Prior to our photos, only two images by Marcel Sylvius from Kalimantan existed on iNaturalist. It is, moreover, the only individual we would encounter.I was familiar with the genus Elattoneura, having encountered E. glauca in Namibia; I was therefore surprised to find
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Il est peu de dire que ce Platycnemididae, Elattoneura longispina, est rare. Avant nos photos, il n'existait que deux images de Marcel Sylvius, au Kalimantan, sur iNaturalist. C'est d'ailleurs le seul sujet que nous rencontrerons.Je connaissais le genre Elattoneura pour avoir contacté E. glauca en Namibie ; j’ai donc été surpris de rencontrer d’autres membres du genre
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Devadatta clavicauda de la famille des Devadattidae (Dijkstra et al., 2014, ex-Amphipterygidae) est une rareté, mais c'est pourtant (1) le plus commun des Devadatta dans son aire de distribution.En 2015, le genre comptait sept espèces, six ont été décrites cette année-là, dont 4 à Bornéo.Une seule espèce était reconnue quand A. G. Orr a publié
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Devadatta clavicauda of the Devadattidae family (Dijkstra et al., 2014, ex-Amphipterygidae) is a rarity, yet it is (1) the most common Devadatta within its distribution range. In 2015, the genus included seven species, six of which were described that year, including 4 in Borneo. Only one species was recognized when A. G. Orr published his
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