Trismelasmos (genus)

Good Night, QLD

Trismelasmos (genus) at Good Night, QLD - suppressed
Trismelasmos (genus) at Good Night, QLD - suppressed
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Trismelasmos (genus) 11 Aug 2025 donhe
Trismelasmos (genus) 10 Aug 2025 ibaird
Trismelasmos donovani 10 Aug 2025 donhe
Unverified 6 Aug 2025 PJH123

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Somewhat like Trismelasmos donovani (Rothschild, 1897) but the white thorax does not fit the original description or that of the synonym Eudoxyla cretosa Lucas, T.P. 1898.

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donhe wrote:
   7 Aug 2025
T. donovani seems to have a variable colour to the thorax, ranging from white with a black V, to grey with black markings. Dimorphic?
PJH123 wrote:
   9 Aug 2025
I asked Axel Kallies whether the white thorax specimens were a different species, and received the following "that is entirely possible; Trismelasmos donovani is either very variable or contains a series of species. Certainly there are a few species in the genus that are not described. But at this stage I find the group impossible to solve without molecular data. This specimens is certainly a bit unusual."

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