Madagascar Invertebrates Identification

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Re: Another dragonfly sp. on Nosy Be, Madagascar

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Mark Eising wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:12 pm

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Found at Djamandjary, Nosy Be, Madagascar, on 29 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
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I am not familiar with insect fauna of Madagascar, but I like your photos.
This one could be a Diplacodes sp.

(Have merged all of your photos to one topic)


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Re: Nosy Be, Madagascar: Insects for Identification

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Mark Eising wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:19 pm Praying Mantis sp. on Nosy Be, Madagascar


Found at Lokobe National Park, Nosy Be, Madagascar, on 22 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
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This is Polyspilota aeruginosa ^Q^


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Re: Nosy Be, Madagascar: Insects for Identification

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Thank you very much Klipspringer. Your reply is highly appreciated!


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Re: Cricket on Nosy Be, Madagascar

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Mark Eising wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:03 pm Found at Lokobe National Park, Nosy Be, Madagascar on 22 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
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This is a King Cricket in the family Anostostomatidae


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Re: Madagascar Insect Identification

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Thank you very much Klipspringer!


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Re: Another cricket sp. on Nosy Be, Madagascar

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Mark Eising wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:04 pm Found at Lokobe National Park, Nosy Be, Madagascar on 22 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
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I think this is a nymph of a true cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae, possibly Brachytrupes membranaceus or closely realated species


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Re: Madagascar Insect Identification

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If I look at photos of Anostostomatidae, I think this is also one of them.
B. membracaneua looks quite different I believe.


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Re: Stick Insect on Nosy Komba, Madagascar

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Mark Eising wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:20 pm Found at Nosy Komba, Madagascar on 24 February 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
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Stick Insect in the family Bacillidae, lovely creatures O:V


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Re: Madagascar Insect Identification

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Mark Eising wrote: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:49 pm If I look at photos of Anostostomatidae, I think this is also one of them.
B. membracaneua looks quite different I believe.
Might be anything, difficult to see if you don't have a proper view of the head, but it looks like Gryllidae to me due to the hind legs.


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Re: Dragonfly sp. on Nosy Be, Madagascar

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Mark Eising wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:10 pm Found at Djamandjary, Nosy Be, Madagascar, 2 March 2020. Hope anyone can help with identification.
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This looks very much like a female Diplacodes trivialis which does probably not occur around Madagascar.

But it might help to find a related species.

Diplacodes lefebvrii and Diplacodes luminans are recorded from Madagascar -O-

Is there some orange in the forewing?


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