Melanistus??

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eupterus
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Melanistus??

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I appologise if this is an easy one but I am awful at distinguishing between some of these cory species specifically schwartsi, melanistus, delphax, ephippifer.
I think these are melanistus but would like a second opinion

Thanks

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C. hastatus - habrosus - pygmaeus - aeneus - duplicareus - axelrodi - panda - trilineatus - napoensis - delphax - melini - paleatus - barbatus - concolor - robinae -seussi - reynoldsi - septentrionalis - arcuatus - C57 "nordestini" - guapore - aeneus "black" - C131
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Post by kim m »

Could be...not good at these C. melanistius/brevirostris differences myself...
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Post by eupterus »

Thanks for the reply, I am glad its not just me. This group including the brevirostris all look so similar.
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C. hastatus - habrosus - pygmaeus - aeneus - duplicareus - axelrodi - panda - trilineatus - napoensis - delphax - melini - paleatus - barbatus - concolor - robinae -seussi - reynoldsi - septentrionalis - arcuatus - C57 "nordestini" - guapore - aeneus "black" - C131
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