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Black Mirror Beetle

Diplognatha gagates silicea

Description:

large stout bodied black beetle

Habitat:

miombo woodland, 1000m

Notes:

I spotted this in Namizimu forest reserve.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Black Mirror Beetle
Diplognatha gagates silicea MacLeay, 1838 Diplognatha gagates - Wikipedia
Large African hive beetle
Oplostomus fuligineus (Olivier 1789) Oplostomus fuligineus (Olivier 1789)-Encyclopedia of Life


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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 2 years ago

Thanks for the ID, Võ Anh Tuấn, I'm not 100% sure on it but it looks pretty close.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Southern Region, Malawi

Spotted on Jan 8, 2015
Submitted on Apr 3, 2015

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